Treaty of Partition
William III of Orange reopens partition negotiations after the death of Joseph Ferdinand destroys the first proposed settlement of the Spanish succession.
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1699 in England
Explore 8 historical events and records for England in 1699.
Historical records for England in 1699
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Billingsgate Market Committee
Is appointed to help prepare the Lords' reasons for insisting on their amendment to the Billingsgate Market bill.
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Army Reduction Dispute
William III of Orange clashes with Parliament over the size of the peacetime army after the end of the Nine Years' War.
Atlantic Magnetic Measurements Continue
Halley used shipboard observations across the Atlantic to map differences in compass variation.
Death of Henry Somerset
Death of Henry Somerset
Dismissal
Dismissed from all offices
Dutch Guards Disbanded
Parliament forces William III of Orange to reduce forces and remove much of his Dutch military establishment from England after the war.
Peerage
Created Earl of Shaftesbury, 3rd
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