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England in 1681

Name: England in 1681 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 1681, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

7Events

5Named people

2Places

4Categories

Historical records

February

15 February 1681Death of James ComptonJames Compton Northamtpton, 1st

House / House of Compton

Death of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton

Other Events

1681ParliamentJames II

Oxford · Government / Government of England

Exclusion Bill, 3rd of 3 bills introduced in the Oxford Parliament to exclude James

1681Reform of ParliamentJames II

Oxford · Government / Government of England

Exclusion Bill, 3rd of 3 bills introduced in the Oxford Parliament to exclude James

1681RetirementWilliam Temple

Sheen · Government / Government of England

Retires to Sheen

1681The Spanish FriarJohn Dryden

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Spanish Fryer"

1681TreasonAnthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 1st

House / House of Ashley-Cooper

Tried for treason under the 1661 Act forbidding restriction of the King's liberty

1681TrialAnthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 1st

House / House of Ashley-Cooper

Tried for treason under the 1661 Act forbidding restriction of the King's liberty. Acquited of all charges

Names involved

Anthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 1stJames Compton Northamtpton, 1stJames IIJohn DrydenWilliam Temple

Places involved

OxfordSheen

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.