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England in 1676

Historical records for England in 1676, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

July

10 July 1676Flamsteed House OccupiedJohn Flamsteed

Greenwich · Science / Astronomy

Moves into the new observatory building at Greenwich.

Other Events

1676Coffee HousesThomas Osbourne Danby, 1st

Government / Government of England

Makes a proclamation for the suppression of coffee-houses because of the "defamation of His Majestys Government"

1676Treaty Signed at LondonCharles II

London · Government / Government of England

Signs another secret Treaty with France for a further three years

Names involved

Charles IIJohn FlamsteedThomas Osbourne Danby, 1st

Places involved

GreenwichLondon

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.