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| Battle of Bothwell Bridge Graham, John |  |
| Bothwell Bridge Defeats the Covenanters |
| Battle of Bothwell Bridge Scott | |
| 22nd June Bothwell Bridge Crushes the Covenanters rebellion, "the Protestant Duke's" finest hour |
| Battle of Drumclog Graham, John | |
| Drumclog Defeated by the Covenanters |
| Exile of Anne Anne | |
| Brussells Joins James II in exile |
| Exile of James II James II | |
| Brussells Forced into exile after the Popish Plot, awy from England for 2 years |
| Exile of Scott Scott | |
| Returns to England against Charles II's orders while the Duke of York is in Scotland |
| First Lord of the Treasury Hyde Hyde | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Treasury |
| First Lord of the Treasury Hyde Hyde, Laurence | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Treasury |
| Inner Council Temple Temple, William | |
| London Appointed Member of the Inner Council |
| Legislation Exclusion Bill Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| London Supports the exclusion bill to keep the Catholic James II from the throne |
| Lord of the Treasury Godolphin, Sidney | |
| Appointed Lord of the Treasury |
| Parliament Dissolution James II | |
| London Parliament dissolves before the 1st Act of Succession is passed |
| Peerage Savile | |
| London Created Earl then Marquis of Halifax |
| President Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| London Appointed President of the Privy Council |
| Privy Council Savile | |
| London Appointed Member of the Privy Council, 2nd term |
| Publication of Purcell Purcell, Henry | |
| Appointed Organist at Westminster Abbey |
| Rebellion Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Attempts to exclude James from succession in favour the Duke of Monmouth |
| Rebellion Scott | |
| 22nd June Bothwell Bridge Crushes the Covenanters rebellion, "the Protestant Duke's" finest hour |
| Reform of Issue of Writs Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| London Passes the Habeas Corpus Act known as the "Shaftsbury's Act" |
| London Simplifies the issue of writs, more than the King's Court can issue them |
| Reform of Privy Council Temple, William | |
| London Attempts to reform the Privy Council, without much success |
| Reform of Succession James II | |
| 1st of 3 Exclusion Bills from the Country Party to exclude James from the succession |
| Speaker House of Commons Gregory, William | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession of James II Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| London Supports the exclusion bill to keep the Catholic James II from the throne |
| Succession of James II James II | |
| 2nd Sep London Assured by the Mayor of London that if the King dies he will succeed |
| Treaty of Nijmegen Temple, William | |
| Nijmegen Helps negotiate peace Treaty between England & Holland |
