Historical Events

Treaty of Lambeth

1217 Prince Louis of France and King Henry III of England sign the Treaty of Lambeth, ending the First Barons' War

1st Submarine Tested

1624 The first submarine is publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I

1639 Lord Deputy of Ireland Thomas Wentworth is recalled to England

Flamsteed Inspired

1662 John Flamsteed sees a partial solar eclipse, stirring his interest in astronomy

William Occupies Naarden

1673 Prince William of Orange occupies Naarden

1703 English army under Archduke Charles of Austria lands in Portugal

1759 British soldiers capture the town of Quebec

William Bligh and the Mutiny on the Bounty

1792 Court-martial begins for instigators of the mutiny on the Bounty on board HMS Duke in Portsmouth Harbour

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