August – Thomas Otway returns to England from military service in the Netherlands.[2]
October – Thomas Otway's The History and Fall of Caius Marius, his adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, is written. When performed the following year, it will drive Shakespeare's original off the stage for more than sixty years.[3]
↑ Sutherland, John; Fender, Stephen (2011). "18 December – Dryden mugged". Love, Sex, Death & Words: surprising tales from a year in literature. London: Icon Books. pp.479–80. ISBN978-184831-247-0.
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