March 1679Election to ParliamentJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st
Is elected Member of Parliament for Newtown on the Isle of Wight and serves during the short 1679 Parliament.
Historical records for England in 1679, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Is elected Member of Parliament for Newtown on the Isle of Wight and serves during the short 1679 Parliament.
Crushes the Covenanters rebellion, "the Protestant Dukes" finest hour
Crushes the Covenanters rebellion, "the Protestant Dukes" finest hour
Crushes the Covenanters rebellion, "the Protestant Dukes" finest hour
Assured by the Mayor of London that if the King dies he will succeed
Corresponds with Newton about falling bodies and orbital paths.
Defeats the Covenanters
Defeated by the Covenanters
Defeats the Covenanters
Defeated by the Covenanters
Accompanies the Duke of York to Scotland and acts as a trusted intermediary between James and Charles II.
Joins James II in exile
Forced into exile after the Popish Plot, awy from England for 2 years
Returns to England against Charles IIs orders while the Duke of York is in Scotland
Appointed First Lord of the Treasury
Appointed Member of Inner Council
Simplifies the issue of writs, more than the King's Court can issue them. Passes the Habeas Corpus Act known as the "Shaftsburys Act"
Supports the exclusion bill to keep the Catholic James II from the throne
Appointed Lord of the Treasury
Parliament dissolves before the 1st Act of Succession is passed
Created Earl then Marquis of Halifax
Appointed President of the Privy Council
Appointed Member of Privy Council, 2nd term
Simplifies the issue of writs, more than the King's Court can issue them. Passes the Habeas Corpus Act known as the "Shaftsburys Act"
Attempts to reform the Privy Council, without much success
1st of 3 Exclusion Bills from the Country Party to exclude James from the succession
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Supports the exclusion bill to keep the Catholic James II from the throne
Helps negotiate peace Treaty between England & Holland
Appointed Organist at Westminster Abbey
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