Battle of Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton defeats the Scots; ends August 19, 1648
Battle of Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton defeats the Scots; ends August 19, 1648
Battle of Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton defeats the Scots; ends August 19, 1648
Events Before
Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.
Dutch East India Company ship Nieuw Haarlem is shipwrecked without loss of life in shallow waters in Table Bay, Cape of
Dutch East India Company ship Nieuw Haarlem is shipwrecked without loss of life in shallow waters in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, leading to the founding of the Dutch Cape Colony [1]
Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam
Peter Stuyvesant (1610 – August 1672) was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as the director-general of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the colony was provisionally ceded to the Kingdom...
William II Prince of Orange sworn in as Stadtholder of Holland
William II Prince of Orange sworn in as Stadtholder of Holland
Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford, Connec
Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford, Connecticut
Events After
Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone" premieres in Venice (the most popular opera of the 17th century)
Giasone (Jason) is an opera in three acts and a prologue with music by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini.
The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other high crimes
The trial of Charles I took place in January 1649, marking the first time a reigning monarch was tried and executed by his own subjects.
England is declared a Commonwealth by an act of the Rump Parliament, making England a republic for the next 11 years
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in...
Philip IV, King of Spain (44) marries his niece Mariana of Austria (14) in Navalcarnero, Spain
Philip IV, King of Spain (44) marries his niece Mariana of Austria (14) in Navalcarnero, Spain
Sobornoye Ulozheniye of 1649: Russia adopts new code of laws, consolidating serfdom (OS 29 Jan) [1]
Sobornoye Ulozheniye of 1649: Russia adopts new code of laws, consolidating serfdom (OS 29 Jan) [1]
More from the 1640s
Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone" premieres in Venice (the most popular opera of the 17th century)
Giasone (Jason) is an opera in three acts and a prologue with music by Francesco Cavalli and a libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini.
The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other high crimes
The trial of Charles I took place in January 1649, marking the first time a reigning monarch was tried and executed by his own subjects.
Dutch East India Company conquers the city of Malacca, killing about 7,000 people
Dutch East India Company conquers the city of Malacca, killing about 7,000 people
Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the first incorporated American city
Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the first incorporated American city
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