1653 in England

Events from the year 1653 in the Commonwealth of England.

Incumbents

*Lord Protector - (from 16 December) Oliver Cromwell

Events

* 28 February–2 March - First Anglo–Dutch War: Battle of Portland.
* 14 March - First Anglo–Dutch War: A Dutch fleet defeats the English at the Battle of Leghorn. The Dutch commander, Johan van Galen, later dies of his wounds.
* 20 April - Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
* 2 June to 3 June - First Anglo-Dutch War: Naval battle off the coast of Suffolk results in British victory.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 185-186|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 4 July–12 December - The Barebones Parliament meets in London.
* 8 August–10 August - Battle of Scheveningen: The final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War is fought, between the fleets of the Commonwealth and the United Provinces; English naval victory over Dutch fleet off the Texel.
* 16 December - Instrument of Government: The world's first written constitution, under which Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]

Undated

* John Thurloe becomes the head of intelligence for Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate.

Births

* 2 April - Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain (died 1708)
* 5 July - Thomas Pitt, Governor of Madras (died 1726)
* 9 August - John Oldham, poet (died 1683)
* 14 August - Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, statesman (died 1688)
* 3 September - Roger North, lawyer and biographer (died 1734)

Deaths

* 26 May - Robert Filmer, writer (born 1588)

References

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