1086 events
The Act of Toleration became law, granting freedom of worship to English nonconformists under certain circumstances, but
Troops loyal to James II of England defeated those of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth at the Battle of Sedgemoor,…
Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island
Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island
Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland
A royal charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land (present-day Canada)
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic a
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic a
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660): Henry Morgan with an English privateer force landed at Porto Bello (in modern-day…
Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution
Baptist minister John Clarke (pictured) was granted the Rhode Island Royal Charter, described as the "grandest…
Mary Dyer (pictured) was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anglo-Spanish War: The largest battle ever fought on Jamaica, the three-day Battle of Rio Nuevo, began
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off th
Anglo-Spanish War: England invaded Spanish Jamaica, capturing it a week later
Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kin
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at…
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Cul
First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England