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England in 1683

Historical records for England in 1683, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

14Records
11Events
9Named people
5Places
6Categories

Historical records

June

21 June 1683Assassination of Charles IICharles II

London · House / House of Stewart

Discovers the Rye House plot to murder Charles II & the Duke of York

21 June 1683PlotCharles II

House / House of Stewart

Discovers the Rye House plot to murder Charles II & the Duke of York

July

28 July 1683MarriageAnne

St James · House / House of Stewart

Anne marries Prince George of Denmark, at St Jamess Palace, St Annes Day

28 July 1683MarriageHenry Compton

St James · Religion / Church of England

Marries Anne & Prince George of Denmark, at St Jamess Palace, St Annes Day

November

19 November 1683Colonel of the Royal DragoonsJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed colonel of the Royal Regiment of Dragoons.

30 November 1683Birth of George IIGeorge II

Herrenhausen · House / House of Hanover

Birth of George II, Schloss Herrenhausen, son of George I & Sophia Dorothea

30 November 1683Birth of George IISophia Dorothea of Zell

Herrenhausen · House / House of Hanover

Birth of George II, Schloss Herrenhausen, son of George I & Sophia Dorothea

Other Events

1683Death of Anthony Ashley-CooperAnthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 1st

House / House of Ashley-Cooper

Death of Anthony Ashley-Cooper

1683Exile of James ScottJames Scott Monmouth, 1st

House / House of Stewart

Following the discovery of the so-called Rye House Plot in 1683, Monmouth is obliged to go into exile in the Dutch United Provinces

1683Lady of BedchamberSarah Jennings Marlborough, 1st

London · House / House of Stewart

Appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Anne

1683Merchant Adventurers FreedomJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st

Hamburg · Government / Government of England

Is admitted as a freeman of the Merchant Adventurers at Hamburg, reflecting his growing commercial and diplomatic connections.

1683Mission to DenmarkJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st

Copenhagen · Government / Government of England

Serves as envoy extraordinary to Denmark during an early diplomatic assignment for the crown.

1683PlotJames Scott Monmouth, 1st

House / House of Stewart

Following the discovery of the so-called Rye House Plot in 1683, Monmouth is obliged to go into exile in the Dutch United Provinces

1683Rye House PlotJames Scott Monmouth, 1st

House / House of Stewart

Following the discovery of the so-called Rye House Plot in 1683, Monmouth is obliged to go into exile in the Dutch United Provinces

Names involved

AnneAnthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 1stCharles IIGeorge IIHenry ComptonJames Scott Monmouth, 1stJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1stSarah Jennings Marlborough, 1stSophia Dorothea of Zell

Places involved

CopenhagenHamburgHerrenhausenLondonSt James

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.