1671 in England
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Events from the year 1671 in England.
Incumbents
Events
- 13 March – The Parliament of England addresses the King against the growth of popery.[1]
- 9 May – Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.[2] He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He is later condemned to death and then pardoned and exiled by King Charles II.
Publications
- John Milton's epic poem Paradise Regained.[3]
Births
- 26 February – Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (died 1713)
- 11 June – Colley Cibber, English poet (died 1757)
Deaths
- 31 March – Anne Hyde, wife of the future James II of England (born 1637)
- 5 May – Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, politician (born 1602)
- 14 July – Méric Casaubon, classical scholar (born 1599)
- 26 October – Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, politician (born 1593)
- 12 November – Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, Civil War general (born 1612)
References
- ^ Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 191–192. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.