1692 in England

Events from the year 1692 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Co-Monarchs - William III of England and Mary II of England

Events

* 19 February - Princess Anne leaves the court after quarrelling with her sister, Queen Mary.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 198-200|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 2 May - First performance of Henry Purcell's semi-opera "The Fairy-Queen" at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden in London.
* 5 May - Queen Mary orders the imprisonment of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for alleged treasonous support of the Jacobites.
* 29 May–4 June - War of the Grand Alliance: The threat of a French invasion of England is diminished by victory at the Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=286]
* 3 August - War of the Grand Alliance: the allied forces of England and the Dutch Republic led by King William III of England are defeated at the Battle of Steenkerque.

Undated

* Queen Mary II founds the Greenwich Hospital.
* Lloyd's coffee house in London becomes the main office for marine insurance.

Births

* 29 February - John Byrom, poet (died 1763)
* 18 May - Joseph Butler, bishop and philosopher (died 1752)
* 3 August - John Henley, minister (died 1759)

Deaths

* 18 May - Elias Ashmole, antiquarian (born 1617)
* 19 November - Thomas Shadwell, poet and playwright (born c.1642)
* 9 December - William Mountfort, actor and dramatist (born c.1664)

References

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