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| Arrest Aurangzeb |  |
| 25th June Agra Aurangzeb, son of Shah Jahan, overthrew his father and locked him up in the Jasmine tower |
| 25th June Agra With his succession secured, Aurangzeb keeps Shah Jahan under house arrest at the Red Fort in Agra |
| Arrest Jahan | |
| 25th June Agra Aurangzeb, son of Shah Jahan, overthrew his father and locked him up in the Jasmine tower |
| Battle of Nyborg Ruyter, Michael Adriaanszoon de |  |
| 24th Nov Nyborg Michael de Ruyter defeats the Swedish under Philip of Sulzbach |
| 24th Nov Nyborg Trans ports a Danish-Allied Army from Jutland to Fyn |
| Battle of Nyborg Philip of Sulzbach |  |
| Nov Nyborg Michael de Ruyter defeats the Swedish under Philip of Sulzbach |
| Battle of Winnington Bridge Booth, George |  |
| Winnington Bridge Sir George Booth's troops are routed by Lambert at the Battle of Winnington Bridge, the last battle of the English civil war |
| Battle of Winnington Bridge Lambert, John | |
| Winnington Bridge Sir George Booth's troops are routed by Lambert at the Battle of Winnington Bridge, the last battle of the English civil war |
| Coldstream Guards Monck, George | |
| Coldstream Founds the Coldstream Guards in Coldstream, Berwick |
| Commander Monck, George | |
| Appointed Commander in Chief of the Army |
| Committee Safety Lambert, John | |
| 13th Oct Lambert expells the Rump Parliament & institutes military rulethrough a Committee of Safety |
| Constitution Cromwell, Richard | |
| 7th May 42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords |
| Constitution Lambert, John | |
| 13th Oct Lambert expells the Rump Parliament & institutes military rulethrough a Committee of Safety |
| Coronation Aurangzeb | |
| Delhi Aurangzeb arranges a formal coronation and has Dara openly marched in chains back to Delhi; when Dara finally arrived, he has his brother executed |
| Death Tasman, Abel Janszoon | |
| Death of Abel Janszoon Tasman |
| Discovery of Typhoid Willis, Thomas | |
| The 1st to describe the symptoms of typhoid |
| Execution of Dara Aurangzeb | |
| Delhi Aurangzeb arranges a formal coronation and has Dara openly marched in chains back to Delhi; when Dara finally arrived, he has his brother executed |
| Execution of Dara Dara | |
| Delhi Aurangzeb arranges a formal coronation and has Dara openly marched in chains back to Delhi; when Dara finally arrived, he has his brother executed |
| Exile of Charles II Charles II | |
| Calais Returns to Calais in support of Royalist plots to restore the Monarchy |
| Exile of Cromwell Cromwell, Richard | |
| 22nd May Cromwell resigns the Protectorship, leaves for the Continent & does not return until 1680 |
| Marriage James II | |
| London Signs a contract of marriage with Anne Hyde, their offspring the are 1st English heirs |
| Marriage Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| Paris Marries Marie-Therese daughter of Philip IV of Spain |
| Parliament Cromwell, Richard | |
| London Republicans led by Arthur Haselrig & Henry Neville are not reconciled to the Protectorate & wish to restore ruleby the House of Commons |
| 27th Jan London Opening day of the Proectorate Parliament called up by Cromwell |
| 22nd April London The 3rd Protectorate Parliament is dissolved & Cromwell later goes into exile |
| 22nd April London The Protectoral Parliament is dissolved & Cromwell later goes into exile |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| 7th May 42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords |
| 22nd May Cromwell resigns the Protectorship, leaves for the Continent & does not return until 1680 |
| Parliament Fleetwood, Charles | |
| General Charles Fleetwood demands indemnity for the Army & arrears of pay & a return to republican rule |
| General Charles Fleetwood leads a mutiny of the Army |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| Parliament Haselrig, Arthur | |
| Republicans led by Arthur Haselrig & Henry Neville are not reconciled to the Protectorate & wish to restore ruleby the House of Commons |
| Parliament Lambert, John | |
| 13th Oct Lambert expells the Rump Parliament & institutes military rulethrough a Committee of Safety |
| 26th Dec The Navy mutinied & declared for the Rump, support for Lambert collapsed & the Rump Parliament resumes its sittings |
| 26th Dec Support for Lambert collapses & the Rump Parliament resumes its sittings |
| Parliament Monck, George | |
| The excluded Rump members declare the Long Parliament restored & appoint Monck Commander in Chief of the Army |
| 21st Feb Monck restores to Parliament the Members excluded in Pride's Purge, the purged members outnumber the Rumpers & promptly outvote them |
| Parliament Neville, Henry | |
| Republicans led by Arthur Haselrig & Henry Neville are not reconciled to the Protectorate & wish to restore ruleby the House of Commons |
| Peerage Rich | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| Publication Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "Heroic Stanzas", a memorial volume about Oliver Cromwell |
| Rebellion Booth, George | |
| Chester Sir George Booth leads a revolt aimed at restoring Charles II & attempts to sieze Chester with 4,000 troops |
| Manchester Leads a Royalist rebellion in the greater Manchester area |
| Winnington Bridge Sir George Booth's troops are routed by Lambert at the Battle of Winnington Bridge |
| Rebellion Cromwell, Richard | |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| Rebellion Fleetwood, Charles | |
| General Charles Fleetwood demands indemnity for the Army & arrears of pay & a return to republican rule |
| General Charles Fleetwood leads a mutiny of the Army |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| Rebellion Lambert, John | |
| 26th Dec The Navy mutinied & declared for the Rump, support for Lambert collapsed & the Rump Parliament resumes its sittings |
| Resignation Cromwell, Richard | |
| 22nd May Cromwell resigns the Protectorship, leaves for the Continent & does not return until 1680 |
| Restoration Booth, George | |
| Chester Sir George Booth leads a revolt aimed at restoring Charles II & attempts to sieze Chester with 4,000 troops |
| Restoration Monck, George | |
| Marches from Scotland to restore order & declares a "Free Parliament" |
| Rule of Holland Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Under the treaty of the Pyrenees France receives part of the Netherlands |
| Rule of Rousillion Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Rousillion Under the treaty of the Pyrenees France receives Rousillon |
| Rule of Rousillion Philip IV |  |
| Rousillion Under the Treaty of the Pyrenees Roussillon is ceded to France |
| Siege of Chester Booth, George | |
| Chester Sir George Booth leads a revolt aimed at restoring Charles II & attempts to sieze Chester with 4,000 troops |
| Siege of Copenhagen Ruyter, Michael Adriaanszoon de | |
| 11th Feb Copenhagen Drives the Swedes away from Copenhagen |
| Siege of Copenhagen Charles X Gustavus | |
| 11th Feb Copenhagen A Dutch fleet drives the Swedish away from Copenhagen |
| Treaty of Pyrenees Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Pyrenees Ends the war with Spain, France receives Rousillon & part of the Spanish Netherlands |
| Treaty of Pyrenees Mazarin, Jules | |
| 7th Nov Pyrenees A contract arranges for Louis XIV's marriage to the Spannish infanta Anne |
| 7th Nov Pyrenees Signs a peace treaty with Spain |
| Treaty of Pyrenees Philip IV | |
| Pyrenees Ends the Thirty Years War |
| Pyrenees France gains border regions but withdraws from most of Italy |
| Pyrenees Marks the end of Spanish dominance in western Europe |
