See:
Wikipedia.
Events:
February 6 -
James Stuart, Duke of York becomes
King James II of England and
Ireland and
King James VII of Scotland.
February 18 - Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus
forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
June 20 -
James, Duke of Monmouth illegitimate son of
King Charles II of England,
Scotland and Ireland declares himself King and heir to his father's Kingdoms as
James II of England and Ireland and
James VII of Scotland, after already forming
his own armie and campaigning against his uncle.
July 6 - Battle of Sedgemoor between the armies of
King James II of England and
rival claimant to the throne
James, Duke of Monmouth. The last battle on English soil.
Monmouth's army is defeated and the Duke himself is captured shortly after the battle.
July 15 - In England,
James, Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, after he
was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemore.
October -
Louis XIV declares the Edict of Fontainebleau, which revokes the Edict
of Nantes and declares Protestantism illegal.
Births:
February 23 -
George Friderich Handel, composer.
March 21 -
Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer.
April 15 -
Empress Catherine I of Russia.
September 30 -
Maatje Cornelisdr Janse Hoogenboom.
October 1 -
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
October 26 -
Domenico Scarlatti, composer.
Deaths:
February 6 -
King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland.
February 11 -
David Teniers III, Flemish painter.
July 15 -
James, Duke of Monmouth (beheaded).
Emperor Go-Sai of Japan.
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