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| Admiral William III |  |
| London Appointed & Admiral General of the Dutch Navy |
| Alliance Charles XI |  |
| Stockholm Agrees an Alliance with Louis XIV |
| Battle of Schooneveldt Bank Rupert |  |
| 28th May Schooneveldt Rupert attacks de Ruyter's fleet at its coastal anchorage |
| 28th May Schooneveldt Ruyter counters & the English suffer heavy losse |
| Battle of Schooneveldt Bank Ruyter, Michael Adriaanszoon de |  |
| 28th May Schooneveldt Rupert attacks de Ruyter's fleet at its coastal anchorage |
| 28th May Schooneveldt Ruyter counters & the English suffer heavy losse |
| 7th June Schooneveldt Forced to retire after the arrival of Prince Rupert's Squadron |
| Battle of Sole Bay Churchill, John | |
| 28th May Sole Bay Serves under James at the Battle of Solebay |
| Battle of Sole Bay James II | |
| 28th May Sole Bay De Ruyter forces the French to withdraw |
| 28th May Sole Bay The Duke of York is twice forced to abandon his flagship |
| 28th May Sole Bay The English are saved by reinforcements |
| 7th June Sole Bay Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael |
| Battle of Sole Bay Montagu | |
| 28th May Sole Bay Killed aboard the flagship Royal James |
| Battle of Sole Bay Estrees |  |
| 28th May Sole Bay Withdraws 35 French vessels leaving the English open to attack by de Ruyter |
| Battle of Sole Bay Rupert of the Rhine | |
| 7th June Sole Bay Commands a Squadron in James Duke of York's fleet |
| Battle of Sole Bay Ruyter, Michael Adriaanszoon de | |
| 28th May Sole Bay Reinforcements save the the English |
| 28th May Sole Bay The French withdraw & de Ruyter moves with 75 ships against a smaller English force |
| 28th May Sole Bay There are great losses & the Duke of York abandons his flagship twice |
| 7th June Sole Bay Forced to retire after the arrival of Prince Rupert's Squadron |
| Captain Churchill, John | |
| Solebay Appointed Captain after the Battle of Solebay |
| Captain William III | |
| Appointed Captain General of the Dutch Navy |
| Cardinal Benedict XIII |  |
| Appointed Cardinal |
| Clerk of Council Williamson, Joseph | |
| London Appointed Clerk of the Council |
| Declaration of Indulgence Charles II | |
| 15th Mar Allows Catholics to worship in private |
| 15th Mar Attempts to remove Legislation against Catholics & Non Conformists |
| 15th Mar Grants licenses to Non Conformists to worship publicly |
| 15th Mar London Allows Catholics to worship in private |
| 15th Mar London Attempts to remove Legislation against Catholics & Non Conformists |
| 15th Mar London Grants licenses to Non Conformists to worship publicly |
| Declaration of War Charles II | |
| 17th Mar Charles II declares war without consulting Parliament |
| 17th Mar England & France declare war against in accordance with the treaty of Dover |
| Declaration of War Holmes, Robert | |
| 13th Mar Attacks the Dutch Smyrna convoy, but it escapes |
| Declaration of War Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Begins the Franco-Dutch War |
| Diplomacy Savile | |
| London Speaks against the pro-French policy of the cabal |
| Economy Clifford, Thomas | |
| London Cancels payments from Charles II to the Exchequer |
| Invasion of Poland John III |  |
| The Turks invade Poland, occupy Lublin & capture the strategic fortress of Kamieniec |
| Lord Chancellor Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Lord Treasurer Clifford, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Treasurer |
| Peerage Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Shafstbury Created Earl of Shaftsbury |
| Peerage Bennett, Henry | |
| 22nd April Arlington Created Earl Arlington, 1st |
| 16th June Bennett is awarded the Garter |
| Privy Council Beaufort, Henry | |
| 17th April Appointed Privy Counsellor |
| Privy Council Savile | |
| London Appointed Member of the Privy Council, 1st term |
| Privy Council Somerset, Henry | |
| 17th April Appointed Privy Counsellor |
| Publication Bunyan, John | |
| Publication of, "Pilgrim's Progress", the first part is written in prison |
| Publication Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "A Table of Ten Thousand Square Numbers" |
| Reform Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Paris Enacts the reforms of the Maritime Code |
| Secretary of State Clifford, Thomas | |
| Appointed Acting Principal Secretary of State |
| Sinking Prince James II | |
| 7th June Sole Bay Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael |
| Sinking St Michael James II | |
| 7th June Sole Bay Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael |
| Stadholder William III | |
| 8th July London Appointed Stadtholder of the United Provinces |
| Succession William III | |
| London Succeeds as King of The Netherlands |
| Succession Charles XI | |
| Stockholm Charles ' Regency comes to an end |
| Treaty of Buczac John III | |
| Buczac King Michael cedes territories & pays tribute to the Turks & Cossacks |
