1695 in England

1695 in England

Events from the year 1695 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - William III of England

Events

* 13 January - Princess Anne returns to court to act as royal hostess.
* April - Parliament decides not to renew the statutes requiring press censorship.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 198-200|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 3 May - Parliament passes the Corrupt Practices Act 1695 to tackle bribery in general elections.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]
* 1 September - War of the Grand Alliance: King William III captures Namur following the Siege of Namur.
* November - General election results in victory for the Whigs.

Undated

* The window tax is imposed.
* Thomas Tenison enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Births

* 2 February - William Borlase, naturalist (died 1772)
* 20 November - John Bevis, physician and astronomer (died 1771)

Deaths

* 5 March - Henry Wharton, writer (born 1664)
* 5 April - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, writer and statesman (born 1633)
* 27 April - John Trenchard, statesman (born 1640)
* 21 November - Henry Purcell, composer (born 1654)
* 28 November - Anthony Wood, antiquarian (born 1632)

References

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