1668 in England

Events from the year 1668 which occurred in England.

Events

* 28 January - England signs the Triple Alliance with the United Provinces and Sweden.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 190-191|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 17 January - George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham fights a duel with Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury in which the Earl of Shrewsbury is fatally wounded. [cite web|url=http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/17.htm|title="January 17th" Chambers' Book of Days|accessdate=2007-12-16]
* 13 February - Charles II mediates a peace treaty between Spain and Portugal.
* 13 April - John Dryden becomes Poet Laureate.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]

Undated

* The British East India Company takes over Bombay
* William Penn imprisoned for writing a pamphlet attacking Trinitarian doctrine.

Births

* November (baptised) - Thomas Woolston, deist (died 1733)
* Thomas Archer, baroque architect (died 1743)
* John Eccles, composer (died 1735)

Deaths

* 21 February - John Thurloe, Puritan spy (born 1616)
* 16 March - Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury (born 1623)
* 7 April - Sir William Davenant, poet (born 1606)
* 19 September - Sir William Waller, English Civil War general (born c. 1635)
* 17 November - Joseph Alleine, English non-conformist preacher (born 1634)
* "date unknown" - Daniel Blagrave, Member of Parliament (born 1603)

References

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