The following events occurred in the Kingdom of England in the year 1679. Monarch – Charles II 24 January – King Charles II dismisses the Cavalier Parliament...
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The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is an Act of Parliament in England (31 Cha. 2. c. 2) during the reign of King Charles II. It was passed by what became known...
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1679 (MDCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1679th...
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March 1679 English general election resulted in the Habeas Corpus Parliament, named after the Habeas Corpus Act, which it enacted in May, 1679 to define...
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The October 1679 English general election returned a majority of members in favour of the Exclusion Bill. Consequently, this parliament was known as the...
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Habeas Corpus Parliament (redirect from 1679 Parliament)
English Parliament which assembled on 6 March 1679 (or 1678, Old Style) during the reign of Charles II of England, the third parliament of the King's reign...
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Abhorrers (category 1679 in England)
given in 1679 to the persons who expressed their abhorrence at the action of those who had signed petitions urging King Charles II of England to assemble...
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List of English monarchs (redirect from Kings of England)
Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, who initially ruled Wessex, one of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which later made up modern England. Alfred...
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the ship. She was launched in June 1679. Her dimensions were a gundeck of 151 ft 11.75 in (46.32 m) with a keel of 121 ft 4 in (36.98 m) for tonnage calculation...
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Earl of Conway (category 1679 establishments in England)
The Earl of Conway was an aristocratic title in the Peerage of England. The earldom was created in 1679 for Edward Conway, 3rd Viscount Conway (c.1623-1683)...
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There were two general elections held in England in 1679: March 1679 English general election October 1679 English general election This disambiguation...
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England) John [William] Plessington (c. 1637–1679), priest of the Diocese of Lancaster (Lancashire – Cheshire, England) Philip Evans (c. 1645–1679),...
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1679. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament...
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Events from the 10th century in the Kingdom of England. 902 Irish Norsemen, expelled from Dublin, establish colonies on The Wirral. 909 King Edward the...
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Earl of Yarmouth (category 1679 establishments in England)
of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1679 in favour of the politician and scientist Robert Paston, 1st Viscount Yarmouth...
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Events from the year 1679 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Monarch – Charles II Lord President of the Court of Session – James Dalrymple Lord Justice General...
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The Billeting Act 1679 (31 Cha. 2. c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The majority of the Act, excluding the final section, was repealed by...
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This is a list of fellows of the Royal Society elected in its 20th year, 1679. William Naper (d. 1683) Thomas Pigot (1657–1686) Thomas Sheridan (1646–1688)...
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Declaration of Indulgence, but the English Parliament forced him to withdraw it. In 1679, Titus Oates's fabrication of a supposed Popish Plot sparked the Exclusion...
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Events from the 1590s in England. Monarch – Elizabeth I 1590 Publication of Edmund Spenser's poetry The Faerie Queene and his satire Mother Hubbard's Tale...
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Counsellors of England and Great Britain appointed between the reorganisation of the Privy Council in 1679 and the death of Queen Anne in 1714. The Earl...
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The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There...
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Events of the year 2024 in England. 1 January – Figures published by NHS England show that almost three million people were seen for an urgent cancer check...
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Marie Louise d'Orléans (category Burials in the Pantheon of Infantes at El Escorial)
Princess Henrietta of England. Marie became the Queen of Spain on 19 November 1679, and remained in her post until her death in 1689 from the presumed...
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Kingdom. The Kingdom of England was among the most powerful states in Europe during the medieval and early modern periods. Beginning in the year 886 Alfred...
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the 1380s in England. Monarch – Richard II 1380 16 January – Parliament declares Richard II of age to rule. 13 March – The town of Winchelsea in East Sussex...
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Exclusion Crisis (category 17th century in England)
The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1679 until 1681 in the reign of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. Three Exclusion Bills sought to exclude...
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Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England covers the period from the end of Roman Britain in the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. It consisted...
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Events from the 1550s in England. This decade marks the beginning of the Elizabethan era. Monarch – Edward VI (until 6 July 1553), Jane (disputed, 6 July...
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from the 1560s in England. Monarch – Elizabeth I 1560 27 February – Treaty of Berwick: Terms agreed with the Lords of the Congregation in the Kingdom of...
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