Events January–June March – William Dampier makes the first recorded visit to Christmas Island. March 1 – A great fire devastates Bungay, England. April 3 – Francesco Morosini becomes Doge of Venice. April 10 – Morean War: The Venetian forces under Francesco Morosini evacuate Athens and Piraeus. April 18 –Continue Reading
The customarily sober and understated William entered Exeter in triumphal procession: ‘Armed cap a pee. A plume of white feathers on his head. All in bright armour, and forty two footmen running by him.’ Fifty gentlemen and as many pages attended him and supported his banner, which bore the inscriptionContinue Reading
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