Roger Scott is tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church
Roger Scott is tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church
Roger Scott is tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church
Events Before
English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, a significant step toward the New M
English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, a significant step toward the New Model Army
Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: Parliament's New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax defeats the Royal
Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: Parliament's New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax defeats the Royalist forces of English King Charles I
French nobleman and soldier Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier marries Julie d'Angennes finally, four years afte
French nobleman and soldier Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier marries Julie d'Angennes finally, four years after he gifted her manuscript Guirlande de Julie, composed of 61 madrigals by famous poets
Battle of Jankau in Bohemia: Sweden defeats Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III
The Battle of Jankau, took place on 6 March 1645 during the later stages of the Thirty Years' War, near Jankov in Bohemia (today the Czech Republic).
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, resigns as Parliament's supreme commander during the English Civil War
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, resigns as Parliament's supreme commander during the English Civil War
Events After
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
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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