Plague
Officially 68,000 had died but it may have been over 100,000
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1666 in England
Explore 20 historical events and records for England in 1666.
Historical records for England in 1666
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February
April
Child of State
The States of Holland declare William III of Orange a Child of State and place his political education under closer public supervision.
June
Four Days Battle
Monck commands part of the English fleet during the Four Days Battle against de Ruyter.
Battle of Four Days Battle
The English lose 6,000 men killed, 8 ships sunk & 9 ships captured. The English are defeated by the Dutch & French
English Fleet Refit
Repairs and reorganises the damaged English fleet after the Four Days Battle.
July
Breaking the Thames Blockade
Monck helps break Dutch pressure after the Four Days Battle and restores English naval initiative.
St James Day Battle
Monck and Prince Rupert defeat the Dutch fleet near North Foreland.
September
Fire of London
1st day of the Great Fire of London, started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane
Great Fire Administration
Assists efforts to restore order after the Great Fire devastates London.
November
Battle of Pentland Hills
Battle of Pentland Hills, the Scottish Convenenter revolt led by James Wallace is defeated by the Royalist forces
Other events (month unknown)
Commons Inquiry into Leviathan
The House of Commons orders consideration of writings associated with atheism and profaneness, including Hobbes's Leviathan.
Comptroller
Appointed Comptroller of the King's Household
De Principiis et Ratiocinatione Geometrarum
Hobbes publishes De Principiis et Ratiocinatione Geometrarum in his continuing mathematical disputes.
Education
Introduced to the Royal Court as a favorite of Charles
Envoy
Appointed Envoy to Brussels
Fire of London
Checks the flames by ordering sailors to blow up houses in the path of the fire
Meeting with Anthony Ashley Cooper
Locke meets Anthony Ashley Cooper, later Earl of Shaftesbury.
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Anti-Court & Anti-Romanist Party in the Commons
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Councillor
Wren Offers London Reconstruction Plan
Following the Great Fire, Wren proposed an ambitious new street plan for London that was not adopted.
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