1682 is significant for the founding of Philadelphia by William Penn, establishing a Quaker-led colony based on religious tolerance. It also marks René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claiming the Mississippi River basin for France, Louis XIV moving the French court to Versailles, and the sinking of the HMS Gloucester.
On October 27, 1682- William Penn arrives in America at Chester Pennsylvania to take charge of the Pennsylvania colony he founded (which includes modern Pennsylvania and New Jersey and later Delaware). On the same date in 1682- William Penn founds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The sinking of HMS Gloucester. In the early hours of 6 May 1682, panic spread through the estimated 330 passengers and crew of HMS Gloucester. At around 5.30am the warship had run aground on a sandbank off the coast of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.
Charles Fort was built on the east coast of Kinsale Harbor in 1682 on the site of an earlier stronghold, Ringcurran Castle. Designed by Sir William Robinson, the fort was named after King Charles II. Every aspect of the fort was made to repel attacks from the harbor.
In the United States, the term "Black Irish" was initially used in the 19th century to derogatorily describe Irish refugees of the Great Famine. It later shifted into a term used to describe people of Irish descent who have black or dark-colored hair, blue or dark eyes, or otherwise dark coloring.
Charles II (r. 1660-1685) The eldest surviving son of Charles I, Charles had been eight years old when Civil War broke out. He was with his father at the Battle of Edgehill and in Oxford, until ordered by him to seek the safety of France.
October 12 – Sultan Mehmed IV departs Istanbul for Adrianople. October 19 – Kara Mustafa departs with the Ottoman army to Adrianople. October 27 – The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded by William Penn. November 22 – Nearly 1,000 houses in Wapping, London are destroyed in a fire.
Penn's first goal was to develop a legal basis for a free society. He believed that people were born with certain natural rights and privileges of freedom. In his First Frame of Government (1682), he provided for secure private property, free enterprise, free press, trial by jury, and religious toleration.
The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1682, as a safe place for Quakers to live and practice their faith. Quakers have been a significant part of the movements for the abolition of slavery, to promote equal rights for women, and peace.
Athelstan (c. 894–939) is widely regarded by modern historians as the first true King of England, uniting the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and conquering the last Viking stronghold (York) in 927, becoming the first ruler of the whole country, building upon the foundations laid by his grandfather, Alfred the Great, and establishing effective governance, laws, and administration.
Why did Oliver Cromwell not become King of England?
In 1657, Parliament actually offered Cromwell the role of king, but he refused. He said he could not accept a role he had spent so long fighting against. Despite not taking the title of king, Cromwell had many similar powers.
He escaped to the continent during the Civil War and had a distinguished military career in the French and Spanish armies before returning to London at the Restoration. Because of growing disquiet about James' Roman Catholicism, Charles told him that he must leave England temporarily.
According to the tradition, soon after William Penn (1644-1718) arrived in Pennsylvania in late October 1682, he met with Lenni Lenape Indians in the riverside town of Shackamaxon (present-day Fishtown). There, beneath a majestic elm, they exchanged promises of perpetual friendship.
The Great Law refers to the foundational set of laws enacted in the Province of Pennsylvania in 1682. This comprehensive legal code was established by an assembly convened by William Penn, the colony's founder, and served as the initial framework for governance and justice in the new territory.
The male line died out in the late 1860s for Thomas and Richard, and earlier than that for William Jr. Thus, no Penn is actually related to William Penn. And just about anyone who lives in America and claims to be related to William Penn isn't, unless it's in some distant way.
Penn was among them. He said he found African slaves “more dependable” than indentured servants at his Morrisville, Pennsylvania residence. Records are sparse, but they seem to indicate Penn see-sawed back and forth between cruelty and random acts of kindness.
What was significant about the 1682 Pennsylvania frame of government?
To attract colonists, Penn had at first reserved himself only a single vote in the council and no power to reject legislation passed by the assembly. However, the Frame of 1682, in its final form, granted the proprietor a greater power – he was allowed a treble vote in the council and a veto in the legislative process.
May 6 – Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. May 7 – Official beginning of the reign of Peter the Great. May 11 – Moscow Uprising of 1682: a mob takes over the Kremlin and lynches the leading boyars and military commanders.
Events. February 19 – William Sheridan consecrated Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Church of Ireland. February 21 – the Eaton Baronetcy of Dunmoylin, County Limerick is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for Simon Eaton.
Founded by William Penn in 1682, the Pennsylvania Colony was created as a safe haven for various religious groups fleeing persecution in Europe. That same year he established the city of Philadelphia that quickly became the province's commercial capital and a crucial New World port.
The White Queen (the TV series and Philippa Gregory's book) is historical fiction, not a true story; it's based on real people and events during England's War of the Roses, but heavily dramatizes and invents dialogue, private interactions, and some subplots for entertainment, taking creative liberties with figures like Elizabeth Woodville. While the core story of Elizabeth marrying King Edward IV is true, much of the emotional depth and specific events are fictionalized.
Athelstan (c. 894–939) is widely regarded by modern historians as the first true King of England, uniting the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and conquering the last Viking stronghold (York) in 927, becoming the first ruler of the whole country, building upon the foundations laid by his grandfather, Alfred the Great, and establishing effective governance, laws, and administration.
