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1690 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1690. Events *December 10 – Playwright Henry Nevil Payne is tortured for his role in the Montgomery Plot to restore James II to the throne — the last time a political prisoner is subjected to torture in Britain. *Colley Cibber becomes an actor with the Drury Lane company. New books Prose *Nicholas Barbon – ''A Discourse of Trade'' *Pierre Bayle (attributed) – ''Avis important aux réfugiés'' *Sir Thomas Browne (posthumously) – ''A Letter to a Friend'' *Antoine Furetière (posthumously) – ''Dictionnaire universel'' *John Locke **''An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'' (dated this year but published 1689) **''Two Treatises of Government'' *Samuel Pepys – ''Memoires of the Navy'' * Baro Urbigerus – ''Aphorismi Urbigerani'' Drama * John Bancroft – '' King Edward III, with the Fall of Mortimer, Earl of March'' *Aphra Behn (posthumously) – '' The Widow Ranter'' *Thomas Betterton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 10
Events Pre-1600 * 1317 – The "Nyköping Banquet": King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers Valdemar, Duke of Finland and Eric, Duke of Södermanland, who were subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköping Castle. * 1508 – The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice. *1520 – Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull ''Exsurge Domine'' outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate. * 1541 – Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII. 1601–1900 * 1652 – Defeat at the Battle of Dungeness causes the Commonwealth of England to reform its navy. *1665 – The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter. *1684 – Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |