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Charles II Is Proclaimed King in Dublin, Six Days After London, Thus Ending Cromwells Reign as Lord Protector

May 14, 1660

Charles II is proclaimed king in Dublin, six days after London, thus ending Cromwells reign as Lord Protector

Sir Hans Sloane, physician and naturalist, is born in Killyleagh, Co. Down

An Act by the British Parliament forbids the export of Irish wool