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{{Year in England|1680}}
{{Year in England|1680}}
Events from the year '''1680 in the [[Kingdom of England]]'''.
Events from the year '''[[1680]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]]'''.


==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
*'''Monarch''' - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]
* [[English monarch|Monarch]] – [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]


==Events==
==Events==
* 24 January – [[William Harris (settler)|William Harris]], one of the four English [[Puritans]] who established the [[Plymouth Colony]] and then the [[Providence Plantations]] at [[Rhode Island]] in 1636, is captured by Algerian pirates when his ship is boarded while he is making a voyage back to England. After being sold into slavery on 23 February, he remains a slave until ransom is paid. He dies in 1681, three days after his return to England.
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* 21 October - Charles II's fourth Parliament (the "[[Exclusion Bill Parliament]]", summoned in [[1679 in England|1679]]) assembles. The term [[British Whig Party|Whig]] comes to be used for those in favour of the Exclusion Bill and [[Tory]] for those who oppose it.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=278-279}}</ref>
* February – Rev. [[Ralph Davenant]]'s will provides for foundation of the [[Davenant Foundation School]] for poor boys in [[Whitechapel]].
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* 4 November - A second [[Exclusion Bill]] is proposed to exclude the Catholic [[James II of England|James, Duke of York]] from inheriting the throne.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/>
* 24 March – [[Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury|The Earl of Shaftesbury]] informs the [[Privy Council of England]] that the Roman Catholics of Ireland are about to launch a rebellion, backed by France. The investigation falsely leads to the arrest and ultimate execution of the Roman Catholic [[Archbishop of Armagh]], [[Oliver Plunkett]].
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* 15 November - The Exclusion Bill is defeated in the [[House of Lords]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/>
* 27 March – The [[London Penny Post]] delivery service begins operations after being created by [[Robert Murray (financier)|Robert Murray]] and [[William Dockwra]], with a policy of delivering letters to any part of London or its suburbs for the price of one [[Penny (English coin)|penny]].
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* 7 December - [[William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford]], is condemned to death by [[Perjury|perjured]] evidence in the House of Lords for conspiracy in the supposed "[[Popish Plot]]".<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Holmes|title=Howard, William, Viscount Stafford (1612–1680)|work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13948|accessdate=2011-03-22}} {{ODNBsub}}</ref>
* 10 June – England and Spain sign a mutual defence treaty.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=William III, Brandenburg, and the anti-French coalition|first=Wouter|last=Troost|title=The Anglo-Dutch Moment: Essays on the Glorious Revolution and Its World Impact|editor=Israel, Jonathan I.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2003|page=315}}</ref>
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* 11 June – [[Elizabeth Cellier]], a Catholic midwife, is tried and acquitted of treason for pamphleting against the government.
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* 21 October – Charles II's fourth parliament (the "[[Exclusion Bill Parliament]]", summoned in [[1679 in England|1679]]) assembles. The term [[British Whig Party|Whig]] comes to be used for those in favour of the Exclusion Bill and [[Tory]] for those who oppose it.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/278|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/278 278–279]}}</ref>
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* 4 November – a second [[Exclusion Bill]] is proposed to exclude the Catholic [[James II of England|James, Duke of York]] from inheriting the throne.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/>
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* 15 November – the Exclusion Bill is defeated in the [[House of Lords]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/>
* 17 November – the [[Green Ribbon Club]], a predecessor of the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whigs]], organises a procession to burn an effigy of the [[Pope]] in London for the second year running.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Pope-Burning Processions of the Late Seventeenth Century|first=O. W.|last=Furley|journal=History|volume=44|year=1959|pages=16-23|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24403789|accessdate=2022-07-27}}</ref>
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* 7 December – [[William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford]], is condemned to death by [[Perjury|perjured]] evidence in the House of Lords for conspiracy in the supposed "[[Popish Plot]]".<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Holmes|title=Howard, William, Viscount Stafford (1612–1680)|work=[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13948|access-date=2011-03-22}} {{ODNBsub}}</ref>
* Undated
** First [[fire insurance]] office established, the Phoenix.
** First [[fire insurance]] office established, the Phoenix.
** [[Trinity House]] erects a lighthouse on [[St Agnes, Isles of Scilly]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Vyvyan|first=Clara C.|title=The Scilly Isles|year=1960|publisher=Robert Hale|location=London}}</ref>
** [[Trinity House]] erects a lighthouse on [[St Agnes, Isles of Scilly]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Vyvyan|first=Clara C.|title=The Scilly Isles|year=1960|publisher=Robert Hale|location=London}}</ref>


==Births==
==Births==
* 23 January - [[Joseph Ames (author)|Joseph Ames]], author (died [[1759 in Great Britain|1759]])
* 23 January – [[Joseph Ames (author)|Joseph Ames]], author (died 1759)
* 14 February - [[John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester]], privy councillor (died [[1737 in Great Britain|1737]])
* 14 February – [[John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester]], privy councillor (died 1737)
* 20 June - [[Sir John Aubrey, 3rd Baronet]], politician (died [[1743 in Great Britain|1743]])
* 20 June – [[Sir John Aubrey, 3rd Baronet]], politician (died 1743)
* 12 October - [[Arthur Collier]], philosopher (died [[1732 in Great Britain|1732]])
* 12 October – [[Arthur Collier]], philosopher (died 1732)
* [[Blackbeard]], pirate (died [[1718 in Great Britain|1718]])
* [[Blackbeard]], pirate (died 1718)
* [[John Colson]], mathematician (died [[1760 in Great Britain|1760]])
* [[John Colson]], mathematician (died 1760)
* [[Barnabas Gunn]], organist and composer (died [[1753 in Great Britain|1753]])
* [[Barnabas Gunn]], organist and composer (died 1753)
* [[John Machin]], mathematician (died [[1752 in Great Britain|1752]])
* [[John Machin]], mathematician (died 1752)
* [[Sarah Derith]], politically active salon hostess (died 1745)


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* 14 January ([[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]) - [[George Carteret]], statesman (born c.[[1610 in England|1610]])
* 2 January – [[John Jolliffe (merchant)|John Jolliffe]], politician and businessman (born 1613)
* 14 January ([[Old Style and New Style dates|New Style]]) – [[George Carteret]], statesman (born c. 1610)
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* 17 February - [[Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles]], statesman and writer (born [[1599 in England|1599]])
* 18 January – [[John Hervey (died 1680)|John Hervey]], courtier and politician (born 1616)
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* 16 May - [[Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Matfen]], Member of Parliament (born [[1620 in England|1620]])
* 22 May - [[Richard Sawkins]], pirate (year of birth unknown)
* 20 January – [[Ann, Lady Fanshawe]], memoirist (born 1625)
* 23 January – [[Capel Luckyn]], Member of Parliament (born 1622)
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* 25 September - [[Samuel Butler (1612-1680)|Samuel Butler]], poet (born [[1612 in England|1612]])
* February – [[Ralph Davenant]], rector, founder of [[Davenant Foundation School]]
* 26 July - [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester]], poet (born [[1647 in England|1647]])
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* 17 February – [[Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles]], statesman and writer (born 1599)
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* 20 August - [[William Bedloe]], informer (born [[1650 in England|1650]])
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* 16 May – [[Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Matfen]], Member of Parliament (born 1620)
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* 24 August - [[Thomas Blood]], thief of the English Crown Jewels (born [[1618 in England|1618]])
* 22 May – [[Richard Sawkins]], pirate (year of birth unknown)
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* 9 September - [[Henry Marten (regicide)|Henry Marten]], regicide (born [[1602 in England|1602]])
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* 18 June – [[Samuel Butler (poet)|Samuel Butler]], satirical poet (born 1612)
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* 11 September - [[Roger Crab]], Puritan political writer (born [[1621 in England|1621]])
* 26 July
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* 30 November - [[Peter Lely]], painter (born [[1618 in England|1618]])
** [[Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Baronet]], Member of Parliament (born 1632)
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* 8 December - [[Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester]], politician (born [[1606 in England|1606]])
* 29 December - [[William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford]], martyr (born [[1614 in England|1614]])
** [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester]], poet (born 1647)
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* 20 August – [[William Bedloe]], informer (born 1650)
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* 24 August – [[Thomas Blood]], thief of the English Crown Jewels (born 1618)
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* 9 September – [[Henry Marten (regicide)|Henry Marten]], regicide (born 1602)
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* 11 September – [[Roger Crab]], Puritan political writer (born 1621)
* 17 October – [[Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth]], illegitimate son of Charles II, died at [[Great Siege of Tangier|siege of Tangier]] (born 1657)
* 9 November – [[Hungerford Dunch]], politician (born 1639)
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* 30 November – [[Peter Lely]], painter (born 1618)
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* 8 December – [[Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester]], politician (born 1606)
* 29 December – [[William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford]], martyr (born 1614)
* December – [[Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon]], courtier and royal mistress (born 1622)
* [[Cornelius Essex]], pirate (year of birth unknown)
* [[Cornelius Essex]], pirate (year of birth unknown)
* [[Sir James Harrington, 3rd Baronet]], Member of Parliament (born [[1607 in England|1607]])
* [[Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet]], Member of Parliament (born 1607)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==See also==
{{England year nav}}
{{England year nav}}
{{Year in Europe|1680}}


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[[Category:1680 in England| ]]
[[Category:1680 by country|England]]
[[Category:Years of the 17th century in England]]
[[Category:Years of the 17th century in England]]

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  1. ^ Troost, Wouter (2003). "William III, Brandenburg, and the anti-French coalition". In Israel, Jonathan I. (ed.). The Anglo-Dutch Moment: Essays on the Glorious Revolution and Its World Impact. Cambridge University Press. p. 315.
  2. ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 278–279. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  3. ^ Furley, O. W. (1959). "The Pope-Burning Processions of the Late Seventeenth Century". History. 44: 16–23. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  4. ^ Holmes, Peter (2004). "Howard, William, Viscount Stafford (1612–1680)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2011-03-22. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  5. ^ Vyvyan, Clara C. (1960). The Scilly Isles. London: Robert Hale.
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