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| Alliance Frederick William |  |
| Breaks the Alliance with France & concludes a defensive pact with Holland |
| Arrest James VII |  |
| Glasgow Argyll marches on Glasgow but is arrested |
| Battle of Keynsham Scott |  |
| 26th June Keynsham After Keynsham & false news that the entire Royal Army is at hand Monmouth retreats |
| Battle of Sedgemoor Churchill, John | |
| 6th July Sedgemoor Commander of the Royalist army which defeats the Duke of Monmouth |
| Battle of Sedgemoor Scott | |
| 6th July Sedgemoor Attacks a Royal army under the Earl of Faversham |
| 6th July Sedgemoor Monmouth is defeated & later beheaded |
| Birth Charles VI |  |
| Birth of Charles VI, son of Leopold I |
| Birth Anne | |
| London Birth of Mary, daughter of Anne |
| Birth Berkley, George |  |
| 12th Mar Kilkenny Birth of George Berkley |
| Capture of Axminster Scott | |
| 15th June Axminster Monmouth's forces capture Axminster |
| Capture of Bridgewater Scott | |
| 21st June Bridgewater Leaves Taunton & begins the march on Bridgewater at the head of 8,000 men |
| 3rd July Bridgewater Learns that the Royalists under the Earl of Faversham are only 3 miles away |
| 3rd July Bridgewater Monmouth's forces reach Bridgewater |
| Capture of Taunton Scott | |
| 18th June Taunton Monmouth reaches Taunton to an enthusiastic welcome |
| 21st June Taunton Monmouth is proclaimed King in Taunton |
| Commander Wade, Nathaniel | |
| London Appointedmander of the Duke of Monmouth's Red forces |
| Coronation James II | |
| 23rd April Westminster Abbey Crowned alongside Mary of Modena, using Anglican rights in Westminster Abbey |
| Death Anne | |
| 6th Feb Death of Charles II, Anne's father succeeds him as King, she is 2nd to the throne |
| Death Bennett, Henry | |
| Death of Henry Bennet |
| Death Charles II | |
| 6th Feb London Death of Charles II |
| Death Pell, John | |
| 11th Dec Death of John Pell |
| Death Scott | |
| 5th Feb Hague, The Present at the death of Charles II |
| 15th July Tower of London Executed on Tower Hill |
| Edict Fontainebleau Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| Fontainebleau It becomes illegal to be a Protestant & 200,000 flee France |
| Fontainebleau Revokes the religious toleration of the Edict of Nantes |
| Edict Nantes Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Fontainebleau Revokes the religious toleration of the Edict of Nantes |
| Execution of Scott Scott | |
| 15th July Tower of London Executed on Tower Hill |
| Exile of Frederick William Frederick William | |
| 8th H Nantes Offers refuge to French Huegenots after Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes |
| Invasion of England Scott | |
| June Texel Sets sail on the Helderenburgh & 2 ships from Texel for the south coast of England |
| Lieutenant General Drummond, William | |
| Appointed Lieutenant General for the forces in Scotland under James VII |
| Lord Chamberlain Bruce, Robert | |
| Appointed Lord Chamberlain |
| Lord Treasurer Drummond, William | |
| Appointed Lord of the Treasury |
| Peerage Churchill, John | |
| London Created Baron Churchill of Sandridge |
| Popish Plot Oates, Titus | |
| Oates is convicted of perjury, severely flogged, and imprisoned |
| Rebellion Scott | |
| 13th June Lyme Regis The King sends Lord Churchill to control the rebels |
| Rebellion Douglas, James | |
| Commands a regiment of horse against the Duke of Monmouth |
| Rebellion James VII | |
| Orkneys Argyll lands in the Orkneys at the time Monmouth lands in England |
| Reform James II | |
| 14th April Fails to persuade Parliament to repeal the 1673 Test Act |
| Reform Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Paris Enacts the reforms of the Code Noir for slaves in the colonies |
| Siege of Bristol Scott | |
| 21st June Bristol Monmouth's advance on Bristol by way of Bridgewater & Keynsham is resumed |
| Siege of Glasgow James VII | |
| Glasgow Argyll marches on Glasgow but is arrested |
| Speaker House of Commons Trevor, John | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Anne | |
| 6th Feb Death of Charles II, Anne's father succeeds him as King, she is 2nd to the throne |
| Succession James II | |
| 6th Feb London Succeeds as King of England & Ireland, 2nd son of Charles I |
| Succession James VII | |
| Succeeds as King of Scotland, King of Scotland & James II of England & Ireland |
| Trial Oates, Titus | |
| Oates is convicted of perjury, severely flogged, and imprisoned |
