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Religion in England is characterised by a variety of beliefs and practices that has historically been dominated by Christianity. Christianity remains the largest religion, though as of the 2021 census, there is an increasing variety of beliefs and a large part of the population is irreligious. The Church of England is the nation's established state church, whose supreme governor is the monarch ...
William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [b] also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. As King of Scotland, he is known as ...
Commonwealth of England. The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, [1] were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act ...
1777 or 1396 or 624. 1650 ( MDCL) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1650th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 650th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1650s decade.
1450. 9 January – Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester and Lord Privy Seal is murdered in Portsmouth by discontented unpaid soldiers. 7 February – John de la Pole marries Lady Margaret Beaufort. 15 April – Hundred Years' War: French defeat the English at the Battle of Formigny. [1]
Despite the official prohibition against stage plays in England, theatrical manager and promoter William Beeston finances repairs to the Cockpit Theatre and attempts to assemble and train a company of young actors. His effort is unsuccessful. Under this year's Blasphemy Act, English radical Jacob Bauthumley is arrested, convicted and has his ...
1550. 1 February – Parliament 's Putting away of Books and Images Act 1549 receives royal assent, encouraging iconoclasm. [1] 24 March – England and France sign the Treaty of Boulogne; England withdraws from Boulogne in France and returns territorial gains in Scotland. [2]
