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| Arrest of Osbourne Osbourne, Thomas |  |
| Tower of London Although pardoned by Charles II, Danby is imprisoned in the Tower |
| Tower of London Imprisoned until 1684 |
| Impeachment Osbourne, Thomas | |
| London Betrayed by Montagu as Charles II's secret negotiator with Louis XIV |
| London Tried for accepting bribes & negotiations with foreign powers & Popish plots |
| Legislation Test Acts James II | |
| A 2nd Test Act is passed requiring all members of the Houses of Commons & Lords to swear an oath |
| Marriage of Churchill, John Churchill, John | |
| Marries Sarah Jennings |
| Marriage of Jennings Jennings | |
| Marries the 1st Duke of Marlborough |
| Parliament Dissolution Charles II | |
| 21st May London Dismisses Parliament after 1st & 2nd readings of the Exclusion Bill pass the Commons |
| Plot Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Takes advantage of the fictitious Popish plot to create anti-catholic hysteria |
| Plot Coleman, Edward | |
| London Executed for a part allegedly played in the fictitious Popish plot |
| Plot James II | |
| Nov London A fabricated Popish plot causes anti-catholic reprisals on the the streets of London |
| Popish Plot Berry Godfrey, Edmund | |
| The unexplained death of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, the judge to whom Tonge and Oates first told their story, was attributed without evidence to the Catholics, and three innocent men were hanged for it |
| Popish Plot Oates, Titus | |
| A frenzy of anti-Catholic hatred sweeps through England, resulting in the judicial murder of a number of Roman Catholic peers and commoners and in the arrest and persecution of many others |
| Claims that there is a Jesuit-guided plan to assassinate Charles II to hasten the succession of the Catholic James , duke of York, later James II |
| Oates enjoys temporary eminence and even accuses Queen Catherine of plotting to poison the King |
| The unexplained death of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, the judge to whom Tonge and Oates first told their story, was attributed without evidence to the Catholics, and three innocent men were hanged for it |
| Titus Oates joins forces with Israel Tonge to invent the story of the Popish Plot |
| Popish Plot Tonge, Israel | |
| 24th Nov Claims that there is a Jesuit-guided plan to assassinate Charles II to hasten the succession of the Catholic James , duke of York, later James II |
| 24th Nov Titus Oates joins forces with Israel Tonge to invent the story of the Popish Plot |
| Privy Council Bruce, Robert | |
| Appointed Privy Counsellor |
| Reform of Church Charles II | |
| A Bill is passed banning Catholics from sitting in the Commons & the Lords |
| Reform of Military Charles II | |
| London 1st time Charles vetoes a Bill, a generation earlier precipitated the Civil War |
| London Parliament presents a Bill to control the Militia |
| Reform of Succession Charles II | |
| 2nd reading of the Exclusion Bill to prevent succession of the Duke of York |
| 29th April Agrees Catholic Sovereigns will lose control of Church & Government appointments |
| 29th April Chalrles attempts to prevent the passing of the Exclusion Bill |
| Speaker House of Commons Sawyer, Robert | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession of Charles II Charles II | |
| London Rumours say Charles had married Lucy Walter making Monmouth his legitimate heir |
| 3rd Mar London Signs a declaration he had only married Queen Catherine, makes Monmouth illegitimate |
| Succession of Monmouth Charles II | |
| 3rd Mar London Signs a declaration he had only married Queen Catherine, makes Monmouth illegitimate |
| Whig Party Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| London Leads the Exclusionists to exclude Catholics from the throne & founds the Whig Party |
