1689 in England - Events

Events

  • 22 January - The Convention Parliament is convened to determine if James II, the last Roman Catholic king, had vacated the throne when he fled to France at the end of 1688. The settlement of this is agreed on 8 February.
  • 13 February - William III and Mary II are proclaimed co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland in a ceremony at the Guildhall in the City of London but are not yet recognised in Scotland or Ireland.
  • 12 March - Start of the Williamite War in Ireland: James II lands at Kinsale with 6,000 French soldiers and marches for Dublin.
  • 11 April - Crowning of William and Mary as King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. Ireland does not yet recognise them.
  • 18 April
    • Williamite War in Ireland: Siege of Derry: James II arrives at the gates of Derry and asks for its surrender. This is refused by Majors Henry Baker and George Walker, who have taken over command of its defences from the Governor Robert Lundy.
    • Boston Revolt: Governor of the Dominion of New England Sir Edmund Andros and other officials are overthrown by a mob in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 1 May (11 May N.S.) - Williamite War in Ireland: Battle of Bantry Bay between the English Royal Navy under the Earl of Torrington and the French fleet under the Marquis de Châteaurenault. The French are able to protect their transports unloading supplies for James II and withdraw unpursued.
  • 12 May - King William's War: William joins the Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg), starting the war (the North American theatre of the Nine Years' War).
  • 24 May - The Act of Toleration passed by Parliament protecting Protestants (Roman Catholics are intentionally excluded). This effectively concludes the Glorious Revolution.
  • 25 May - Last collection of hearth tax.
  • 25 July
    • Abolition of Council of Wales and the Marches.
    • Regicide Edmund Ludlow sets out from Switzerland to form a nucleus of supporters of the Good Old Cause in London, but is forced back into exile in November.
  • 27 July - First Jacobite rising: Scottish Covenanter supporters of William and Mary (under Hugh Mackay) are defeated by Jacobite supporters of James at the Battle of Killiecrankie but the latter's leader, John Graham, Viscount Dundee, is killed.
  • 28 July - Relief of the Siege of Derry after 105 days: English sailors break through a floating boom across the River Foyle to end the Siege.
  • 1 August - Archbishop of Canterbury William Sancroft, along with eight bishops and around 400 other clergymen, are suspended for refusing to swear allegiance to William and Mary. He is dismissed from office the following year.
  • 21 August - First Jacobite rising: Battle of Dunkeld: Covenanter Cameronians defeat the Jacobites in Scotland.
  • 16 December - The Bill of Rights officially comes into force.

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