Timeline of British history (1600–1699)

Timeline of British history (1600–1699)

This article presents a timeline of events in British history from 1600 AD until 1699 AD.

Timeline of British history (1500-1599) Timeline of British history (1700-1799)

1600 AD - 1699 AD

*March 24 1603 - Death of Queen Elizabeth I
*1603 James VI of Scotland crowned King of England (as James I of England)
*1603 Plague in England
*November 5 1605 the Gunpowder plot uncovered, in which Guy Fawkes and other catholic associates attempted to blow up the king, James I of England and the Parliament of England.
*1618 Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh
*March 27 1625 Death of James VI of Scotland/James I of England
*1639 1640 War between England and Scotland, the Bishops' Wars
*1640 The Long Parliament summoned in England.
*1642 English Civil War begins (see Timeline of the English Civil War)
*September 2 - September 6 1666 The Great Fire of London ravages the city.
*1688 The Glorious Revolution replaces James II with William III

See also

* Timeline of British history
* Early Modern Britain
* History of the British Isles
* History of England
* History of Ireland
* History of Northern Ireland
* History of Scotland
* History of Wales
* History of the United Kingdom

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