1685 in England

Events from the year 1685 in England. This year sees a change of monarch.

1685
in
England

Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
  • 1680s
  • 1690s
  • 1700s
See also:Other events of 1685

Incumbents

Events

The Duke of Monmouth beheaded on Tower Hill following failure of the Monmouth Rebellion

Births

Deaths

References

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  3. Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 194–196. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  4. Childs, John (1980). The Army, James II, and the Glorious Revolution. Manchester University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-7190-0688-0.
  5. Harris, Tim (2004). "Scott (Crofts), James, duke of Monmouth and first duke of Buccleuch (1649–1685)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24879. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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