Events from the year 1636 in England. 3 March – A "great charter" to the University of Oxford establishes the Oxford University Press as the second of the privileged presses. [1] 8 September – New College founded at the English colony of Massachusetts; later renamed ' Harvard '.

1636 (MDCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1636th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 636th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1630s decade.

Sep 5, 2024 · 1636. September 29 to 1639, ditto. Accounts in the hand of William Leighton, steward, and others. Inter alia, there is an account of Erasmus Smith for the expenses of Charles, Viscount Cranborne, and Robert Cecil his brother, for their journey in France from 25 April, 1636 to April, 1638. The places they visited or stayed at included Dieppe ...

Historical Collections For the Year 1636. The Arch-Bishop of Canterbury' s Diary. His Majesty, as to Mare Clausum, further expresseth His Pleasure on the 15th of April. Upon the 19th of April His Majesty, as to the Liturgie designed for Scotland, thus expressed His Pleasure.

Apr 20, 2013 · From 1639 to 1640 Charles fought a series of unpopular wars in an attempt to force his version of a prayer book on the Scottish Presbyterians. In 1636 he initiated a one off payment for the navy known as Ship Money which became a regular tax despite not having been ratified by the calling of a Parliament which he sought to avoid.

Feb 6, 2012 · The outbreak of bubonic plague that struck London and Westminster in 1636 provoked the usual frenzied response to epidemics. The national government republished the books of orders for controlling outbreaks and wrote to aldermen and justices of the peace, urging them to stay at their posts.

'Britain: 1660-1832', in History Theses 1901-1970: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom, ed. PM Jacobs (London, 1976), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/theses-1901-70/britain-1660 …

6 days ago · 1636 John Hampden refuses to pay ship money to Charles I, beginning a campaign that gradually wins wide support Go to Hampden, John (1594–1643) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.)

HE accompanying letter, describing the visit of King Charles and Queen Henrietta Maria to Oxford during the last week of August 1636, was written by George Garrard, chaplain to the Earl of Northumberland and subsequently Master of the Charterhouse.

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