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* 28 January – England signs the [[Triple Alliance (1668)|Triple Alliance]] with the [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]] and [[Sweden]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=190–191|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> |
* 28 January – England signs the [[Triple Alliance (1668)|Triple Alliance]] with the [[Dutch Republic|United Provinces]] and [[Sweden]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=190–191|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> |
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* 17 January – [[George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham]], fights a duel with [[Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury]] in which the latter is fatally wounded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/17.htm|title=January 17th|work=Chambers' Book of Days| |
* 17 January – [[George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham]], fights a duel with [[Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury]] in which the latter is fatally wounded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/17.htm|title=January 17th|work=Chambers' Book of Days|access-date=2007-12-16|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071217192953/http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/17.htm|archive-date=17 December 2007<!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> |
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* 13 February – Charles II mediates a peace treaty between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]. |
* 13 February – Charles II mediates a peace treaty between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]. |
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* 13 April – [[John Dryden]] becomes [[Poet Laureate]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref> |
* 13 April – [[John Dryden]] becomes [[Poet Laureate]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref> |
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* The [[Forest of Dean]] is re-established as a [[royal forest]]. |
* The [[Forest of Dean]] is re-established as a [[royal forest]]. |
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* [[Isaac Newton]] builds the first [[reflecting telescope]] ([[Newton's reflector]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7R8LsvMcUioC&pg=PA67|title=Isaac Newton: adventurer in thought| |
* [[Isaac Newton]] builds the first [[reflecting telescope]] ([[Newton's reflector]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7R8LsvMcUioC&pg=PA67|title=Isaac Newton: adventurer in thought|author-link=Alfred Rupert Hall|first=Rupert|last=Hall|date=11 April 1996|page=67|isbn=9780521566698}}</ref> |
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* Richard Duckworth's ''Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing'', the first work on [[change ringing]], is compiled and published complete by [[Fabian Stedman]] in London.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=John C.|last=Eisel|title=Stedman, Fabian (bap. 1640, d. 1713)|date=September 2014|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/68907| |
* Richard Duckworth's ''Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing'', the first work on [[change ringing]], is compiled and published complete by [[Fabian Stedman]] in London.<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=John C.|last=Eisel|title=Stedman, Fabian (bap. 1640, d. 1713)|date=September 2014|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/68907|access-date=2015-04-23|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/68907|isbn=9780198614111}} </ref> |
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* George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, probably originates the field sport of organised [[fox hunting]] in England with The Bilsdale Hunt in Yorkshire. |
* George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, probably originates the field sport of organised [[fox hunting]] in England with The Bilsdale Hunt in Yorkshire. |
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* 1668 or 1669 – [[James II of England|James, Duke of York]], the heir to the throne, secretly takes [[Eucharist]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. |
* 1668 or 1669 – [[James II of England|James, Duke of York]], the heir to the throne, secretly takes [[Eucharist]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. |
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Events from the year 1668 in England.
Incumbents
Events
- 28 January – England signs the Triple Alliance with the United Provinces and Sweden.[1]
- 17 January – George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, fights a duel with Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury in which the latter is fatally wounded.[2]
- 13 February – Charles II mediates a peace treaty between Spain and Portugal.
- 13 April – John Dryden becomes Poet Laureate.[3]
- 21 September – The British East India Company takes over Bombay under a Royal Charter of 27 March.
- December – William Penn imprisoned for nearly 8 months in the Tower of London for writing a pamphlet attacking Trinitarian doctrine.[1]
Undated
- The Forest of Dean is re-established as a royal forest.
- Isaac Newton builds the first reflecting telescope (Newton's reflector)[4]
- Richard Duckworth's Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing, the first work on change ringing, is compiled and published complete by Fabian Stedman in London.[5]
- George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, probably originates the field sport of organised fox hunting in England with The Bilsdale Hunt in Yorkshire.
- 1668 or 1669 – James, Duke of York, the heir to the throne, secretly takes Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church.
Births
- November (baptised) – Thomas Woolston, deist (died 1733)
- December (baptised) – Sarah Fyge Egerton, poet (died 1723)
- Thomas Archer, baroque architect (died 1743)
- John Eccles, composer (died 1735)
Deaths
- 21 February – John Thurloe, Puritan spy (born 1616)
- 16 March – Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury (born 1623)
- 7 April – Sir William Davenant, poet (born 1606)
- 19 September – Sir William Waller, English Civil War general (born c. 1635)
- 17 November – Joseph Alleine, English non–conformist preacher (born 1634)
- probable date – Daniel Blagrave, Member of Parliament (born 1603)
References
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ "January 17th". Chambers' Book of Days. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ Hall, Rupert (11 April 1996). Isaac Newton: adventurer in thought. p. 67. ISBN 9780521566698.
- ^ Eisel, John C. (September 2014). "Stedman, Fabian (bap. 1640, d. 1713)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68907. ISBN 9780198614111. Retrieved 2015-04-23. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)