1678 in England
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Events from the year 1678 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Charles II of England
[edit] Events
- 31 May - The Godiva Procession, a commemoration held in honour of Lady Godiva's naked ride on horseback through the streets of Coventry in protest against her husband's treatment of the citizens, began.
- 6 September - Titus Oates begins to present allegations of the "Popish Plot", a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate king Charles II.[1]
- 17 October - Magistrate Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey is found murdered in Primrose Hill, London. Titus Oates claims it as a proof of his allegations.[1]
[edit] Publications
[edit] Births
- July - Thomas Hearne, antiquarian (died 1735)
- 16 September - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, statesman and philosopher (died 1751)
- 8 December - Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, diplomat (died 1757)
- 14 December - Daniel Neal, historian (died 1743)
- 30 December - William Croft, composer (died 1727)
[edit] Deaths
- 16 August - Andrew Marvell, writer (born 1621)
- 28 August - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, soldier (born 1602)
- 12 October - Edmund Berry Godfrey, magistrate (born 1621)
- 1 November - William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (born 1601)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 193-194. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
