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The Gregorian calendar, the one that is commonly used today, is a correction of the Julian calendar, which was 11 days behind the solar year by 1752 because of miscalculated leap years | {{wikipedia|Calendar (New Style) Act 1750}} | ||
The [[Gregorian calendar]], the one that is commonly used today, is a correction of the [[Julian calendar]], which was 11 days behind the solar year by 1752 because of miscalculated leap years. | |||
England began using the new calendar in 1752. Eleven days were omitted in that year to bring the calendar in line with the solar year. The day after Wednesday, 2 September 1752, became Thursday, 14 September 1752. Also at that time, the first day of the year changed to 1 January. Before 1752 the first day of the year was 25 March. | |||
{{wikipedia|Old Style and New Style dates}} | |||
Pre-1752 dates may be confusing. For example, the day after 24 March 1565 was 25 March 1566. Dates between 1 January and 24 March are often recorded using a technique called “double dating.” An example of a date using double dating is 16 February 1696/7. At the time it would be considered 1696 following the ''old style'' [[Julian calendar]] or 1697 following the ''new style'' [[Gregorian calendar]]. | |||
[[Category:England]] | Go to [[Regnal Years in England|Regnal Years in England to]] read about how a monarch's reign influenced the English calendar. | ||
[[Category:England Calendars]] [[Category:Calendars]] | |||