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England in 1680

Historical records for England in 1680, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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7Events
7Named people
2Places
4Categories

Historical records

November

2 November 1680ParliamentCharles II

London · Government / Government of England

1st reading of the 2nd Exclusion Bill passes through the Commons

2 November 1680Reform of ParliamentCharles II

Government / Government of England

1st reading of the 2nd Exclusion Bill passes through the Commons

4 November 1680Reform of ParliamentCharles II

Government / Government of England

The Commons move the next in line should be the Duke of Yorks eldest daughter Mary. The Commons move the Duke of York be excluded from the succession

December

December 1680MarriageAnne

London · Government / Government of England

George of Hanover visits the English Court but returns without a marriage to Anne

Other Events

1680Birmingham Metal TradesJohn Taylor

Birmingham · Economy / Metal Trades

Taylor represents Birmingham's expanding specialised metalworking economy before industrialisation.

1680Presbyterian SectRichard Cameron

London · House / House of Cameronians

Founds a Presbyterian Sect

1680Reform of ParliamentCharles II

Government / Government of England

The Lords reject the 2nd Exclusion Bill by 60 votes to 30

1680Reform of ParliamentJames II

Government / Government of England

The 2nd of 3 Exclususion Bills by the Country Party exclude James from succession. The 2nd Exclusion Bill is rejected by the Lords

1680Speaker of House of CommonsWilliam Williams

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1680TrialAnthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 1st

London · House / House of Ashley-Cooper

Campaigns for the exclusionist lobby to exclude the future James III from the throne. Attempts to have the Duke of York tried as a Catholic

Names involved

AnneAnthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 1stCharles IIJames IIJohn TaylorRichard CameronWilliam Williams

Places involved

BirminghamLondon

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.