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| Asst Superintendent Colbert |  |
| Paris Appointed Assistant Superintendant of Finance by Louis XIV |
| Birth Jahandar Shah |  |
| 10th May Birth of Jahandar Shah, son of the future emperor Bahadur Shah I |
| Birth Theodore III |  |
| 9th June Birth of Theodore III, eldest surviving son of Tsar Alexius and Maria Miloslavskaya |
| Birth Charles II |  |
| 6th Nov Madrid Birth of Charles II, son of Mariana de Austria & Philip IV |
| Burial Graham, James |  |
| 11th May Edinburgh Given a state funeral & buried in the High Kirk of St Giles |
| Cabinet Ashley-Cooper, Anthony |  |
| London Appointed Member of the Cabinet Council |
| Constitution Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 10th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of France, appoints himself |
| Dean Barwick, John | |
| St Paul's Appointed Dean of St Paul's |
| Death Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 9th Mar Paris On the death of Mazarin assumes complete control |
| Death Mazarin, Jules | |
| 9th Mar Vincennes Death of Jules Mazarin, in the castle of Vincennes |
| Declaration of Indulgence Charles II | |
| Tries to pass the Declaration of Indulgence but it is rejected by the Lords |
| 15th Mar Allows Charles to exempt religious groups of his choice from the Act of Uniformity |
| 15th Mar Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists |
| 15th Mar Suspends execution penal laws that punish recusants from the Church of England |
| 15th Mar Tries to pass the Declaration of Indulgence but it is rejected by the Lords |
| 15th Mar Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists |
| Declaration of War Leopold I |  |
| Declares war on the Turks |
| Economy Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Paris After the Thirty Year & Civil War debt is œ143 million, revenue is œ71 million |
| Invasion of Flanders Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Flanders Writes to Clarendon saying when Phlip IV dies he will sieze Flanders |
| Keeper Privy Purse Bennett, Henry | |
| Appointed Keeper of the Royal Privy Purse |
| Legislation Hyde | |
| London The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| Legislation Hyde, Edward | |
| London The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| Lord Chancellor Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term |
| Marriage Fouquet, Nicolas | |
| Arranges the marriage between Charles II of England & the infanta of Portugal |
| Northern League Charles II | |
| Copenhagen Sends Gilbert Talbot to Copenhagen to form the anti-Dutch Northern League |
| Copenhagen The Northern League breaks down because of the emnity between Denmark & Sweden |
| Northern League Talbot, Gilbert | |
| Copenhagen Sent by Charles II to form an anti-Dutch Northern League |
| Papal Bull Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Paris Enforces the Papal Bull condeming many Jansenist beliefs as heresy |
| Paris Expels Jansenist novices |
| Parliament Charles II | |
| 6th May London Opens the Cavalier Parliament, 1st legal Parliament in 20 yrs |
| Peerage Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Created Baron Ashley |
| Peerage Leslie, Alexander | |
| Leven Created Baron Leven, 1st |
| Prime Minister Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 10th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of France, appoints himself |
| Principal Minister Colbert | |
| Paris Appointed Principal Minister to Louis XIV |
| Privy Council Holles | |
| Appointed Member of the Privy Council |
| Publication Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "To His Sacred Majesty", about the Restoration |
| Rebellion Venner, Thomas | |
| Leads a rebellion of the Fifth Monarchy sect against the restoration |
| Reform Charles II | |
| London Prohibits building a new foundation within 2 miles of the London or Westminster |
| London Issues a proclamation controlling building in London |
| London Prohibits building a new foundation within 2 miles of the London or Westminster |
| 15th Mar Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists |
| Reform Hyde | |
| Parliament passes a series of Puritan Acts to ensure religious uniformity |
| The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| Reform Hyde, Edward | |
| Parliament passes a series of Puritan Acts to ensure religious uniformity |
| The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| Restoration Charles II | |
| London The Long Parliament of May 1661-January 1679 restores the King |
| Rule of Livonia Charles XI |  |
| May Livonia Under the terms of the Treaty of Oliva, Livonia is ceded to Sweden |
| Speaker House of Commons Turner, Edward | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| St Ivo Della Borromi, Francesco |  |
| Completes the Church of St Ivo Della Sapienza in Rome |
| Rome Completes the Church of St Ivo Della Sapienza in Rome |
| Succession K'ang Hsi |  |
| Succeeds as Emperor of China |
| Taxation Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Paris After the Thirty Year & Civil War debt is œ143 million, revenue is œ71 million |
| Treaty of Kardis Alexis I Mikhaylovich | |
| 21st June Kardis Confirms the Armistice agreed with Sweden in 1658 |
| Treaty of Oliva Charles XI | |
| May Oliva Peace between Poland & Sweden, brings an end to the War of the North |
