Benjamin Hewling
1 portrait by T. King
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Benjamin Hewling
by T. King
line engraving, 1685-1700
7 in. x 17 1/2 in. (177 mm x 443 mm) plate size; 4 3/8 in. x 10 7/8 in. (111 mm x 277 mm) plate size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D35748
Events of 1685back to top
Current affairs
Charles II dies, his heir, Catholic brother, James II, succeeds to the throne. Despite deep distrust by many Protestants, he initially experiences unexpected popularity.James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, leads the Monmouth Rebellion ambitious to seize the throne. Following his defeat at Sedgemoor, Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill.
Art and science
Opera Universa, by physician Thomas Sydenham, considered the father of English medicine, is published in London.Organist, Henry Purcell composes, My heart is inditing, for the coronation of James II and his queen, Mary of Modena.
Writer on dentistry, Charles Allen publishes the earliest known English book on dentistry.
International
The Edict of Fontainebleau is issued by Louis XIV revoking the Edict of Nantes which gave Huguenots a right to practice their religion, free from persecution. Although Huguenots had steadily left France since the Dragonnades in 1681, this edict essentially ended official religious toleration in France.Comments back to top
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Donna La Rue
28 September 2022, 20:00
There are references to the Hewlings' deaths during the Bloody Assizes in Macaullay's "History of England," (Accession of Jms II onwards); also in a footnote to Dugdale's “The New British Traveler…,” vol 2., (James Dugdale, (1819), J. Robins & Co., p. 232 in the G'books version online (.pdf downloadable)