Timeline November 1681

Events in November 1681 6

• 1681 Dryden publishes Absalom and Achitophel Satirical poem attacks Shaftesbury and the Whigs John Dryden's verse satire retold the Exclusion Crisis as the biblical revolt of Absalom against King David. Shaftesbury appears as Achitophel and the Duke of Monmouth as Absalom. It is considered one of the finest political satires in English.
• 1681 Dryden publishes Absalom and Achitophel Satirical poem attacks Shaftesbury and the Whigs John Dryden's verse satire retold the Exclusion Crisis as the biblical revolt of Absalom against King David. Shaftesbury appears as Achitophel and the Duke of Monmouth as Absalom. It is considered one of the finest political satires in English.
• 1681 Grand jury rejects treason charge against Shaftesbury Whig leader freed by an ignoramus verdict The Earl of Shaftesbury, leader of the Whig campaign to exclude the Duke of York from the throne, had been arrested in July on a charge of high treason. A London grand jury packed with Whigs returned the bill 'ignoramus', so he was released. He fled to the Netherlands the following year.
• 1681 Grand jury rejects treason charge against Shaftesbury Whig leader freed by an ignoramus verdict The Earl of Shaftesbury, leader of the Whig campaign to exclude the Duke of York from the throne, had been arrested in July on a charge of high treason. A London grand jury packed with Whigs returned the bill 'ignoramus', so he was released. He fled to the Netherlands the following year.
• 1681 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh founded Medical college receives its royal charter Charles II granted a royal charter to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, which gave it authority to license and regulate physicians in the city. It is one of the oldest medical colleges in the world.
• 1681 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh founded Medical college receives its royal charter Charles II granted a royal charter to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, which gave it authority to license and regulate physicians in the city. It is one of the oldest medical colleges in the world.