1697 in England

1697 in England

Events from the year 1697 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - William III of England

Events

* 20 September - The Treaty of Ryswick ends the War of the Grand Alliance.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=287]
* 2 December - First service held in St Paul's Cathedral since rebuilding work after the Great Fire of London began. [cite book |title=The London Encyclopaedia|author=Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert|publisher= Macmillan|year= 1995|isbn =0-333-57688-8|pages=780]

Publications

* John Vanbrugh's play "The Provoked Wife".
* Daniel Defoe's "An Essay upon Projects", favouring the implementation of income tax and the education of women.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 200-201|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]

Births

* 10 November - William Hogarth, artist (died 1764)

Deaths

* 28 January - John Fenwick, conspirator (born c.1645)
* 27 March - Simon Bradstreet, colonial magistrate (born 1603)

References

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