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July 24 – The Great Fire of 1660 begins in Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul in Turkey, and destroys two-thirds of the city over two consecutive days, consuming 280,000 buildings and killing 40,000 people.
Jul 24 Great Fire of 1660 in Constantinople; two thirds of the city is destroyed including 280,000 wooden houses, with a death toll of around 40,000; Oct 13 Absolute monarchy instituted by decree in Denmark by King Frederik III; Oct 15 Asser Levy granted butcher's license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam
Restoration, Restoration of the monarchy in England in 1660. It marked the return of Charles II as king (1660–85) following the period of Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth. The bishops were restored to Parliament, which established a strict Anglican orthodoxy. The period, which also included the reign.
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April 7 – The siege of Fort Zeelandia, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) headquarters on the Chinese island of Taiwan (near modern Taoyuan City) is started by Koxinga and his invading force from China. [29] April 23 (May 3 N.S.) – King Charles II of England, Scotland, and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
Events from the year 1660 in England. This is the year of the Stuart Restoration . Incumbents. Monarch – Charles II (starting 29 May) Events. 1 January. Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and advances towards London in support of Parliament. [1] [2] Samuel Pepys begins his diary. [3]
Historical Events for the Year 1660. 16th March » The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament (1660) called Convention Parliament. 4th April » Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of England. 23rd April » Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland.
English literature of his reign as James I, from 1603 to 1625, is properly called Jacobean.) These years produced a gallery of authors of genius, some of whom have never been surpassed, and conferred on scores of lesser talents the enviable ability to write with fluency, imagination, and verve. From one point of view, this sudden renaissance ...
