1666 in England

1666 in England was the first year to be designated as an Annus mirabilis, in John Dryden's 1667 poem, which celebrated England's failure to be beaten either by fire (the Great Fire of London) or by the Dutch.

1666
in
England

Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
  • 1680s
See also:Other events of 1666
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