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The conference lasts for three months before agreeing upon the Articles to be submitted for further modification.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369164885#January–March", "title": "1563", "revid": 1369164885, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1675, "year_label": "1675 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 21", "text": "June 21 – Reconstruction of St Paul's Cathedral begins in London under the direction of Christopher Wren, to replace the portion destroyed by the Great Fire of London nine years earlier.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365992546#April–June", "title": "1675", "revid": 1365992546, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1675, "year_label": "1675 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 21", "text": "21 June – reconstruction of St Paul's Cathedral in London under Christopher Wren begins to replace that destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361434959#Events", "title": "1675 in England", "revid": 1361434959, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1697, "year_label": "1697 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 2", "text": "December 2 – The first service is held in St Paul's Cathedral since rebuilding work after the Great Fire of London began.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355431044#October–December", "title": "1697", "revid": 1355431044, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1697, "year_label": "1697 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 2", "text": "2 December – first service (to celebrate the Treaty of Ryswick) held in St Paul's Cathedral since rebuilding work after the Great Fire of London began.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737789#Events", "title": "1697 in England", "revid": 1353737789, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1708, "year_label": "1708 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 23", "text": "23 August – Queen Anne attends a thanksgiving service at the new St Paul's Cathedral in London for victory at the Battle of Oudenarde. She quarrels publicly with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; and loose bolts in the supporting beams above her – in fact, the result of poor workmanship – are interpreted by the opposition as the \"Screw Plot\", a Whig assassination attempt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360123116#Events", "title": "1708 in Great Britain", "revid": 1360123116, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1708, "year_label": "1708 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 26", "text": "October 26 – Topping out of new St Paul's Cathedral in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360122845#July–December", "title": "1708", "revid": 1360122845, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1708, "year_label": "1708 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 26", "text": "26 October – topping out of the new St Paul's Cathedral in London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360123116#Events", "title": "1708 in Great Britain", "revid": 1360123116, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1709, "year_label": "1709 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 11", "text": "11 November – Henry Sacheverell preaches an incendiary sermon The Perils of False Brethren at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London which leads to his impeachment by Parliament.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331109158#Events", "title": "1709 in Great Britain", "revid": 1331109158, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – The rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral in London to a design by Sir Christopher Wren is declared complete by Parliament; Old St Paul's had been destroyed by the 1666 Great Fire of London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364260988#October–December", "title": "1711", "revid": 1364260988, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1713, "year_label": "1713 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 7", "text": "7 July – Handel's \"Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate\" is performed at a service in St Paul's Cathedral to commemorate the Peace of Utrecht", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835729#Events", "title": "1713 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835729, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – Lord Nelson is given a state funeral and interment at St Paul's Cathedral in London, attended by the Prince of Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368311144#January–March", "title": "1806", "revid": 1368311144, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 9", "text": "9 January – Lord Nelson is given a state funeral and interment at St Paul's Cathedral in London, attended by the Prince of Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333514109#Events", "title": "1806 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1333514109, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 18", "text": "18 November – The State Funeral of the Duke of Wellington takes place at St Paul's Cathedral", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351818686#Events", "title": "1852 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1351818686, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 26", "text": "26 April – King George VI and Queen Elizabeth celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with a service at St Paul's Cathedral followed by a 22-mile motor procession around London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370000186#Events", "title": "1948 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1370000186, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1981, "year_label": "1981 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 29", "text": "July 29 – A worldwide television audience of over 750 million people watch the Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London, UK.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369107326#July", "title": "1981", "revid": 1369107326, "section": "Events › July"}}]}