1670
Apr 1
| 1670 • At Dover in England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover ending hostilities between their kingdoms. Louis will give Charles 200,000 pounds annually. In return Charles will relax the laws against Catholics, gradually re-Catholicize England, support French policy against the Dutch and convert to Catholicism himself. |
1690
Apr 3
Age: 20y
marriageThomas Morehouse Boston, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1690 • Anglo-Dutch navy defeated by the French in the Battle of Beachy Head (also known as the Battle of Bévéziers), giving rise to fears of a Jacobite invasion of England.The battle took place on June 30 according to the "old style" Julian calendar in use at this time by the English. |
1696
Jun 30
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary Morehouse Fairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ David Tillotson names his father-in-law as Thomas Morehouse of Fairfield, deceased, in a quitclaim in Septemeber 1717. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1696 • Colley Cibber's play Love's Last Shift is first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. |