Impeachment
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain. Charged by the Commons with "popery"
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1674 in England
Explore 32 historical events and records for England in 1674.
Historical records for England in 1674
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January
Resignation of Henry Bennett
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain
February
Peace
Declares in Parliament for "a speedy honourable & I hope lasting peace with the Dutch"
Peace of Westminster
The Peace of Westminster ends the Third Anglo-Dutch War, removing England from the coalition fighting the Dutch Republic and improving the strategic position of William III of Orange.
Treaty of Westminster
Parliament forces Charles to withdraw from the war, the Dutch will pay an indemnity
Dismissal
Dismissses the oppossition leader, Shaftsbury
Hereditary Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland
The stadtholdership held by William III of Orange becomes hereditary in Holland and Zeeland, strengthening the dynastic position of the House of Orange.
Parliament
Parliament refuses to grant funds for the war with the Low Countries
April
Colonel in French Service
Receives a French commission as colonel of an English regiment.
Hereditary Stadtholder of Utrecht
William III of Orange gains hereditary recognition of the stadtholdership in Utrecht.
June
Battle of Sinsheim
Serves with Turenne's army at the Battle of Sinsheim.
August
Battle of Seneffe
William III of Orange commands the allied Dutch, Spanish and Imperial army against Condé at the bloody Battle of Seneffe.
October
Battle of Enzheim
Serves with the English regiment at the Battle of Entzheim.
December
Death of Edward Hyde
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, dies at Rouen.
Other events (month unknown)
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of the Hague, 2nd term
Death of Edward Hyde
Deah of Edward Hyde, in exile
Death of Hyde
Deah of Edward Hyde, in exile
Dismissal
Dismissed from all offices
Ends the war with Holland & maintanes a friendly correspondence with William
Ends the war with Holland & maintanes a friendly correspondence with William
Lord Lieutenant
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Paradise Lost
Publication of "Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Publication of "Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Parliament
Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace
Parliament
Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Whig Party
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Whig or "Country" Party
Peace
Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace
Peerage
Created Earl Danby, when he surrenders his Scottish peerage of Osborne to his 2nd son Peregrine Osborne
Treaty of Westminster
Helps negotiate the Treaty of Westminster
Universal Attraction
Argues that celestial motions involve attraction toward central bodies combined with inertial motion.
Whig Party
Helps found the Court Party establishing the beginning of Government opposition
Wren Receives Knighthood
Charles II knighted Wren after he had become central to London's post-fire rebuilding effort.
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