February 12 » The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
March 12 » James II of England landed at Kinsale, starting the Williamite War in Ireland.
April 20 » Deposed monarch James II of England lays siege to Derry.
May 24 » The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics.
August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
August 27 » The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
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