1673 in England
Events from the year 1673 in England.
Incumbents
Events
- 22 January – impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate Prison in London for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation.
- 8 March – under pressure from Parliament, King Charles II withdraws the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
- 29 March – the Test Act is passed, preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office.
- 28 May – Third Anglo-Dutch War: First Battle of Schooneveld – The Dutch Republic fleet commanded by Michiel de Ruyter defeats the allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
- 4 June – Third Anglo-Dutch War: Second Battle of Schooneveld – The Dutch fleet again defeats the Anglo-French.
- 12 June – James, Duke of York, is forced to resign the office of Lord High Admiral because of the Test Act, making his Catholicism public.
- 19 June – Thomas Osborne becomes Lord High Treasurer.
- 3 July – Elkanah Settle's play The Empress of Morocco first publicly performed at the Dorset Garden Theatre in London by the Duke's Company and published with illustrations.
- 30 July – Third Anglo-Dutch War: a Dutch fleet retakes New York in the American colonies, renaming it New Orange.
- 11 August – Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Texel – The Dutch fleet again defeats the Anglo-French, preventing England's Blackheath Army from landing in Zeeland.
- 9 November – the King removes Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, from his position as Lord Chancellor.
- 14 November – architect Christopher Wren is knighted.
- 23 November – the widowed James, Duke of York, the King's brother and heir, marries Mary of Modena; they meet for the first time immediately before the ceremony in Dover.
Undated
- Chelsea Physic Garden established as the Apothecaries’ Garden in London.
Births
- 6 January – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, Member of Parliament
- 3 February – Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield,
- 21 July – John Weaver, dancer and choreographer
- August – Henry FitzJames, illegitimate son of James II
- 11 August – Richard Mead, physician
- 16 October – Lady Mary Tudor, illegitimate daughter of Charles II, child actress
- Sir James Lowther, 4th Baronet, Member of Parliament
- John Oldmixon, historian
- James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, statesman and soldier
Deaths
- 22 January – Mary Carleton, imposter
- 27 April – Henry Herbert, Master of the Revels
- 20 May – Sir Edward Bagot, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament
- 12 July – Sir William Strickland, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament
- 13 July – Sir Robert Long, 1st Baronet, politician
- 21 August – Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, soldier
- 10 October – Thomas Bradley, priest
- 17 October – Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, statesman
- 15 December – Margaret Cavendish, writer
- 31 December – Oliver St John, statesman and judge
- William Rainborowe, Leveller