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English Civil Wars (1642–51), fighting that took place in the British Isles between supporters of the monarchy of Charles I (and his son and successor, Charles II) and opposing groups in each of Charles’s kingdoms, including Parliamentarians in England, Covenanters in Scotland, and Confederates in Ireland.
Long Parliament, the English Parliament summoned in November 1640 by King Charles I; it has been so named to distinguish it from the Short Parliament of April–May 1640. The duration of the Long Parliament has been held to have extended either until April 1653, when its remaining members were.
1640 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1640th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 640th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1640s decade. As of the start of 1640, the ...
Short Parliament, (April 13–May 5, 1640), parliament summoned by Charles I of England, the first to be summoned for 11 years, since 1629, and the prelude to the Long Parliament. Determined to impose the Anglican liturgy on the Scots, Charles sent an army northward in the first of the so-called.
Jan 5, 2017 · Historical Events for the Year 1640. 5th May » King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament. 26th October » The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter called Scotland and Charles I of England.
Events from the year 1640 in England . Incumbents. Monarch – Charles I. Events. 5 January – Parliament fixes a quorum of 40 for its proceedings to be transacted. [1] 12 January – Thomas Wentworth becomes Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and Earl of Strafford. [2] 17 January – John Finch becomes Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. [2]
England on Edge deals with the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the Church of England, and the accompanying cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640 to 1642, it examines stresses and fractures in social, political, and religious culture, and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press.
1640 - The first book is printed in North America, the Bay Psalm Book, at Cambridge for the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. More December 10, 1641 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes its first set of laws in the Body of Liberties.
