Events for July 01

July 1, 1681

Oliver Plunkett is hanged

Despite witnesses against him being discredited, Oliver Plunkett is hanged, drawn and quartered in London

July 1, 1543

Treaty of Greenwich, between Henry VIII and Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland, agreeing betrothal of Mary Queen of Scots (aged, 6 months) and Edward Prince of Wales (aged, 6 years). The treaty was repudiated by the Scots Parliament.

May 28, 2023

The Highland Dress Proscription Act Repealed

The Highland Dress Proscription Act Repealed, thus allowing again the wearing of tartan and the carrying of weapons (banned as a result of the, 1745 Uprising in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie).

July 1, 1690

Battle of the Boyne

Battle of the Boyne; the Jacobite forces (Irish, French, Germans and Walloons) are defeated by the Williamites (Irish, English, Dutch, Germans and Danes). The Williamite victory, being seen as a defeat for Louis XIV, is welcomed by Pope Alexander VIII