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John Ponsonby resigns as Speaker of the Irish parliament for political reasons
John Ponsonby resigns as Speaker of the Irish parliament for political reasons John Ponsonby, PC (Ire) (29 March 1713 – 16 August 1787) was an Anglo-Irish politician. …

Sir Henry Raeburn, renowned Scottish painter, born.
Sir Henry Raeburn, renowned Scottish painter, born. Sir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE (4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland …

Penal law to prevent the further growth of property restricts landholding rights for Catholics
Penal law to prevent the further growth of property restricts landholding rights for Catholics An Act to prevent the further Growth of Popery (2 Anne, c.6; commonly known as the Popery Act or the Gavelkind Act) was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland that was passed in 1704 designed to suppress Roman Catholicism in Ireland (“Popery”). William Edward Hartpole Lecky called it the most notorious of the Irish Penal Laws. …

King Henry VI of England is deposed
King Henry VI of England is deposed Henry was deposed on 4 March 1461 by Richard’s son, who took the throne as Edward IV. Despite Margaret continuing to lead a resistance to Edward, Henry was captured by Edward’s forces in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Henry was restored to the throne in 1470. Edward retook power in 1471, killing in battle Henry’s only son and heir-apparent, Edward of Westminster, and imprisoning Henry once again. …