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England in 1686

Historical records for England in 1686, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

July

9 July 1686League of AugsburgWilliam III of Orange

Augsburg · Warfare / Grand Alliance

William III of Orange supports European coalition-building intended to restrain the expansion of Louis XIV's France.

Other Events

1686Birth of Anne SophiaAnne

London · House / House of Stewart

Birth of Anne Sophia, Annes daughter

1686Declaration of IndulgenceHeneage Finch

Government / Government of England

James decided to obtain from the English courts of the common law a ruling which affirmed his power to dispense with Acts of Parliament, he dismisses judges who disagreed with him on this matter as well as the Solicitor General Heneage Finch

1686Declaration of IndulgenceJames II

Government / Government of England

James decided to obtain from the English courts of the common law a ruling which affirmed his power to dispense with Acts of Parliament, he dismisses judges who disagreed with him on this matter as well as the Solicitor General Heneage Finch

Names involved

AnneHeneage FinchJames IIWilliam III of Orange

Places involved

AugsburgLondon

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.