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James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England, uniting the two kingdoms
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published in England by Robert Barker
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John Webster wrote this play--a tale of treachery, revenge, sexual corruption and murder
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Shakespeare's Globe Theater is burned down in London
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Thirty Years' War begins over control of German territory. Protestants rebel against Catholic oppression
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Part of thirty years war
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The Long Parliament is summoned a government organization that could not be dissolved by the King
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The English Civil War Begins a series of conflicts that would in the end severely reduce the power of the monarchy.
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King Charles the 1st is executed for High Treason in the English Civil War... one of the first members of royalty to be executed.
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Tea arrives for the first time to the British Isles.
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The Council of State in London starts taking interest in the censorship of literature. They order the Lord Mayor of the City of London to burn a volume titled Sportive Wit, or the Muses' Merriment for its "scandalous, lascivious, scurrilous, and profane matter."
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The English, Irish, and Scottish Monarchys were restored under Charles II. This happened after the Interregnum (period of parliamentary and military rule by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the Commonwealth of England after the English Civil War. It began with the overthrow, and execution, of Charles I in January 1649, and ended with the restoration of Charles II on May 29, 1660) that followed the Wars of The Three Kingdoms.
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The Great Plague killed an estimated 100,000 people, about 20% of London's population. It was the last occurance of bubonic plague epidemics. This plague was basically caused by fleas. It lasted through 1665.
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From Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666, flames consumed the city of London. The fire did not reach the aristocratic district of Westminster, Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums. It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St. Paul's Cathedral and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It destroyed many buildings and homes, but the death toll is thought to have been very low.
