I can't resist pointing out that Sir Isaac lived in interesting times.

1642 Civil war between king and parliament begins. They fight the indecisive battle of Edgehill.

Isaac Newton is born

1646 Charles I surrenders to the Scots and the first civil war comes to an end

1648 Charles I starts another civil war. The Scots intervene on his behalf. However the battle of Preston ends hopes of restoring Charles I to power

1649 King Charles I is beheaded

1651 A Scottish army invades England in an attempt to put Charles II on the throne. The Scots are defeated at Worcester and Charles flees abroad.

1652-1654 The first Anglo-Dutch war

1653 Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England

1655-1657 Rule of the Major-Generals

1658 Oliver Cromwell dies. His son Richard takes over.

1659 Richard Cromwell resigns. His fall from power is so swift he becomes known as 'Tumbledown Dick'.

1665 Plague in London. This is the last outbreak of bubonic plague in England.

1665-1667 The second Anglo-Dutch war

1666 The great fire of London. Most of the city is destroyed but it is soon rebuilt.

1672-1674 The 3rd Anglo-Dutch war

1673 The Test Act is passed. Catholics and Protestant dissenters are prevented from holding public office.

1678 Titus Oates claims he has discovered a 'Popish plot' against Charles II. (The whole thing is a hoax).

1685 The Duke of Monmouth (Charles II's illegitimate son) leads an unsuccessful rebellion in Southwest England.

1686 'Hanging' Judge Jeffery’s sentences many of the rebels to death.

1687 Isaac Newton publishes his great work Principia Mathematica. He lays the foundations of modern physics.

1688 The 'Glorious, Bloodless Revolution'. James II flees abroad and William and Mary become the new monarchs.

1704 The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French at the Battle of Blenheim

The British capture Gibraltar

1706 The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French army at Ramillies

1708 The Duke of Marlborough defeats the army of Louis XIV at Oudenarde

1709 The Duke of Marlborough wins the battle of Malplaquet against the French

1715 The first Jacobite uprising. The Highlanders rise but the uprising ends in an indecisive battle near Stirling.

1720 The South Sea Bubble (stocks in the South Sea Company suddenly fall in price and many people lose huge sums of money.)

1721 Isaac Newton dies

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