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Events

February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland.
February 18 - Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
June 20 - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland declares himself King and heir to his father's Kingdoms as James II of England and Ireland and James VII of Scotland, after already forming his own armie and campaigning against his uncle.
July 6 - Battle of Sedgemoor between the armies of King James II of England and rebel forces under Monmouth. The last battle on English soil. Monmouth's army is defeated and the Duke himself is captured shortly after the battle.
July 15 - In England, the Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, after he was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemore.
October - Louis XIV declares the Edict of Fontainebleau, which revokes the Edict of Nantes and declares Protestantism illegal.

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