1641 in England
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Events from the year 1641 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
Monarch - King Charles I of England
[edit] Events
- 23 January - Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.[1]
- 29 January - Oliver St John appointed Solicitor General.[1]
- 15 February - Parliament passes the Triennial Act.[1]
- 2 May - Marriage of Princess Mary to William of Orange.[2]
- 12 May - Execution of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford.[1]
- 5 July - Parliament abolishes the Court of High Commission and the Star Chamber.[1]
- 7 August - Ship money declared illegal by Parliament.[1]
- 21 August - The Scottish Covenanter army leaves Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]
- 12 November - Parliament votes to send an army to Ireland to fight the Irish Rebellion.[1]
- 1 December - The Grand Remonstrance of Parliament presented to King Charles.[1]
[edit] Births
- March - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (died 1711)
- 8 April - Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, statesman (died 1704)
- 10 May - Dudley North, economist (died 1691)
[edit] Deaths
- 3 January - Jeremiah Horrocks, astronomer (born c. 1618)
- 13 April - Richard Montagu, clergyman (born 1577)
- 12 May - Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, statesman (born 1593)
