- Jan 6 The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London
Execution
Jan 30 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed after having been dead for two years
Royal Coronation
Apr 23 English king Charles II crowned in London
Historic Event
Jun 5 Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge
- Jun 21 Treaty of Kardis: Russia & Sweden sign peace treaty
- Jun 23 Marriage contract for Charles II of England and Catharina of Portugal
- Jul 3 Portugal gives Tangier and Bombay to English King Charles II
1st European Banknote
Jul 16 1st banknotes in Europe are issued by Bank of Stockholm
Why The King Became a Party Pooper
Aug 17 French Superintendent of Finances Nicolas Fouquet throws one of the grandest and opulent parties ever seen in France, appalling King Louis XIV and leading to Fouquet's arrest for embezzlement weeks later
Appointment of Interest
Nov 12 Robert Hooke appointed Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society, England
- Dec 20 Corporation Act enforced in England