Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton traveled to London for the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention. They were denied seats in the main hall of the convention, and were only allowed to observe the events from the gallery. William Lloyd Garrison sat in the gallery to protest the exclusion of the women.
The English defeated the Spanish Armada, thwarting Spain’s attempt to overthrow England’s involvement in the Netherlands, the Pacific, and the Atlantic.
Elizabeth I became the queen of England and reigned until 1603.
In England, George III ascended to the throne upon the death of George II.
King James II of England was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution.
Thomas Cromwell and the Puritans assumed power in England.
The Trent Affair began when US forces boarded a British ship, the HMS Trent, and arrested Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell. The action antagonized the British government. Britain threatened to sever diplomatic ties with the United States, and Lincoln and his Cabinet agreed to release the Confederates taken from the Trent in order to maintain diplomatic ties with Britain.
In England, the monarchy was restored. Charles II returned to the throne and bishops were restored to Parliament.