WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1660
Find out what all happened April to December 1660

English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. (29. May 1660)

Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered. (17. October 1660)

At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society. (28. November 1660)

Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of England. (4. April 1660)

Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (1. June 1660)

Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland. (23. April 1660)

A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello. (8. December 1660)

James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France. (31. December 1660)

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