 1886 - Yes, date unknown
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| 1 | 1671 | - 9 May 1671: Thomas Blood caught stealing the Crown Jewels
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| 2 | 1672 | - 1672: High Court of Justiciary established in Scotland
- 1672: War with Holland (to 1674) – British Army increased to 10,000 men
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| 3 | 1673 | - 1673: First Test Act deprives British Catholics and Non-conformists of Public Office
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| 4 | 1674 | - 10 Nov 1674: Treaty of Westminster – Netherlands cedes New Netherlands (on the eastern
coast of North America) to Britain
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| 5 | 1675 | - 1675: Beginning of Whig party under Shaftsbury
- 1675: Rebuilding of St Paul's started by Wren (completed 1710)
- 4 Mar 1675: John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England
- 10 Aug 1675: Building of Royal Greenwich Observatory started
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