Historical eventOctober 281664

Duke of York

The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, the forerunner to the Royal Marines, was established at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in London.

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When
Tuesday, October 28 1664362 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
17th century · 1660s
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The Gregorian calendar was in use in Catholic Europe from 1582, but Britain and its colonies kept the Julian calendar until 14 September 1752 — sources from those places may date this event 10–11 days earlier.

At a glance

Dates: From 1664.

Place: Kingdom of England.

Type: title of nobility in the United Kingdom and noble title.

What came before

Part of: peerage of England, peerage of England, and peerage of England.

What happened

History In the Middle Ages , York was a main city of Northern England . It remains the seat of the archbishop of York since AD 735. Yorkshire is England's largest shire in area. York under its Viking name "Jorvik" was a petty kingdom in the Early Middle Ages . In the interval between the fall of independent Jorvik under Eric Bloodaxe , last king of Jorvik (d. 954), and the first creation of the Dukedom of York, there were a few earls of York .

Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of English monarchs. The analogous title in the Scottish peerage was Duke of Albany.

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October 28 1664 — 362 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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