9 January 1662Birth of John HollesJohn Holles Newcastle, 1st Duke of
Birth of John Holles, later Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Historical records for England in 1662, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of John Holles, later Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Mary II, eldest child of James Duke of York and Anne Hyde, is born at St James Palace.
Anne Hyde gives birth to Mary, the future Queen Mary II, at St James Palace.
James Duke of York becomes father of Mary, later Queen Mary II.
Parliament requires ministers to use the Book of Common Prayer and conform to the restored Church of England.
Charles II gives assent to the Act of Uniformity, enforcing use of the restored Book of Common Prayer.
Gives royal assent to the Act of Uniformity enforcing the restored Book of Common Prayer.
Clarendon backs the religious legislation that becomes central to the Restoration settlement.
Clarendon's ministry supports the religious settlement confirmed by the Act of Uniformity.
Sheldon supports the settlement requiring clergy to conform to the restored Church of England.
Sheldon supports the legislation enforcing conformity within the restored Church of England.
The Restoration settlement requires clergy to use the Book of Common Prayer and accept episcopal ordination.
Cosin supports the restored Prayer Book settlement confirmed by the Act of Uniformity.
Morley supports the episcopal settlement requiring use of the restored Book of Common Prayer.
The Act of Uniformity becomes part of the Clarendon Code enforcing Anglican conformity after the Restoration.
Charles II gives assent to the Licensing of the Press Act passed by the Cavalier Parliament.
Gives assent to the Licensing of the Press Act regulating printing and publication.
Clarendon supports tighter control of printing during the Restoration settlement.
The Restoration settlement requires clergy to use the Book of Common Prayer and accept episcopal ordination.
William Wentworth succeeded as second Earl of Strafford after his father's attainder was reversed.
Parliament and Charles II reversed the attainder imposed on the first Earl of Strafford.
Charles II first sees Catherine of Braganza at Portsmouth before their marriage.
Charles II first sees Catherine of Braganza at Portsmouth before their marriage.
Bombay passes to England as part of Catherine of Braganza's Portuguese dowry.
Marries Catherine of Braganza at Portsmouth after her arrival from Portugal.
Catherine of Braganza becomes queen consort through her marriage to Charles II.
Tangier becomes part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry to the English crown.
Grants a royal charter to the Royal Society in London.
Grants the first royal charter to the Royal Society.
Moray helps secure royal support as Charles II grants the Society its first charter.
Baxter is among ministers unable to conform when the Act of Uniformity takes effect.
Calamy is ejected from ministry after refusing to comply with the Act of Uniformity.
Clergy who refuse the restored Book of Common Prayer are identified as Nonconformists after the Act of Uniformity takes effect.
Baxter is among ministers excluded after refusing full conformity under the Act of Uniformity.
Calamy is ejected from ministry after refusing to comply with the Act of Uniformity.
Jenkyn is among Presbyterian ministers removed from public ministry after the Act of Uniformity takes effect.
Manton loses his ministry after refusing the terms imposed by the Act of Uniformity.
Clergy who refuse the restored Book of Common Prayer are identified as Nonconformists after the Act of Uniformity takes effect.
Bennet is appointed Secretary of State during Charles II's Restoration government.
Bennet becomes Secretary of State and rises within the Restoration administration.
Sells Dunkirk to France for a large cash payment to relieve royal finances.
Sells Dunkirk to France for a large cash payment to relieve royal finances.
Transfers Dunkirk to France after agreeing the sale of the port to Louis XIV.
Nicholas leaves office as Secretary of State during the reorganisation of Charles II's ministry.
Hooke is appointed curator of experiments for the Royal Society.
States that the volume of a gas varies inversely with pressure when temperature is constant.
Studies at the Free Grammar School in Dublin while his father serves in Ireland.
Parliament grants the hearth tax as a regular revenue source for the restored monarchy.
Clarendon's ministry accepts the hearth tax as part of the financial settlement for the crown.
Receives the office of Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex after stepping back from Irish administration.
The Militia Act strengthens royal control over local armed forces after the Restoration.
Supports legislation directed at Quakers who refuse oaths and hold unauthorised meetings.
Fox's followers face heavier legal pressure under the Restoration Quaker Act.
Wren is associated with the early Royal Society and its scientific meetings in London.
Brouncker becomes the first president of the Royal Society.
The Settlement and Removal Act regulates poor relief and parish responsibility for the poor.
Boyle publishes work explaining the spring and pressure of air, associated with Boyle's Law.
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