Timeline of British history (1600-1699)
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This article presents a timeline of events in British history from 1600 AD until 1699 AD.

Timeline of British history (1500-1599) Timeline of British history (1700-1799)

1600 AD - 1699 AD

• March 24, 1603 - Death of Queen Elizabeth I
• 1603 James VI of Scotland crowned King of England (as James I of England)
• 1603 Plague in England
• November 5, 1605 the Gunpowder plot uncovered, in which Guy Fawkes and other catholic associates attempted to blow up the king, James I of England and the Parliament of England.
• 1618 Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh
• March 27, 1625 Death of James VI of Scotland/James I of England
• 1639 1640 War between England and Scotland, the Bishops' Wars
• 1640 The Long Parliament summoned in England.
• 1642 English Civil War begins (see Timeline of the English Civil War)
• September 2 - September 6, 1666 The Great Fire of London ravages the city.
• 1688 The Glorious Revolution replaces James II with William III

See also

• Timeline of British history
• Early Modern Britain
• History of the British Isles
• History of England
• History of Ireland
• History of Northern Ireland
• History of Scotland
• History of Wales
• History of the United Kingdom

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