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John Gadbury
4 of 4 portraits of John Gadbury
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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John Gadbury
by William Sherwin
line engraving, circa 1673
4 7/8 in. x 3 1/8 in. (123 mm x 79 mm) paper size; 5 in. x 3 1/4 in. (127 mm x 83 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1961
Reference Collection
NPG D43020
Events of 1673back to top
Current affairs
Controversially, James, Duke of York marries a Catholic, Mary of Modena, daughter of Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena.Parliament passes anti-Catholic legislation, the Test Act, which excludes recusants from public office. Officials are required to take an oath and deny the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation.
Art and science
Poet laureate, John Dryden, influenced by the war against Holland, writes Amboyna, a tragedy about the Amboyna massacre,1623, when English sailors were murdered by Dutch traders in Indonesia.The Chelsea Physic Garden is established by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to train apprentices in plant identification.
International
War with Holland culminates in the Battle of Texel which effectively exhausts both sides, but results in a strategic Dutch victory. With tension mounting between the allies, lord of the Admiralty, Prince Rupert, blames the unsatisfactory outcome on French admiral d'Estrees, and poor provisions.Comments back to top
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