1644 in England
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Events from the year 1644 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
Monarch - King Charles I of England
[edit] Events
- King Charles I opens a Royalist 'parliament' at Oxford.[1]
- 26 January - First English Civil War: At the Battle of Nantwich the Parliamentarians defeat the Royalists.[2]
- 21 March - First English Civil War: Prince Rupert effects the Relief of Newark.[3]
- 29 March - First English Civil War: Parliamentary victory at the Battle of Cheriton.[3]
- 29 June - First English Civil War: Royalist victory at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.[3]
- 2 July - The Battle of Marston Moor, the largest battle of the English Civil War, produces a crushing victory for the Parliamentary side, ending Charles I's hold on the north of England.[2]
- 14 July - Queen Henrietta Maria leaves the country for France.[1]
- 16 July - First English Civil War: Parliamentary forces capture York.[1]
- 2 September - Second Battle of Lostwithiel, the last major victory for Charles I and the Royalist side in the English Civil War.
- 22 October - Newcastle upon Tyne captured by a Scottish army led by Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven.[2]
- 27 October - First English Civil War: Parliamentary victory at the Second Battle of Newbury.[3]
- 23 November - Areopagitica by John Milton is published.[2]
- December - Parliament suppresses the celebration of Christmas.[2]
- 19 December - The House of Commons passes the Self-denying Ordinance.[3]
[edit] Births
- 14 January - Thomas Britton, concert promoter (died 1714)
- 18 January - John Partridge, astrologer (died 1708)
- 21 March - Sir Walter Bagot, 3rd Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1704)
- 22 March - Sir James Rushout, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1698)
- 16 June - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of England, Ireland and Scotland (died 1670)
- 30 August - Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, nobleman and politician (died 1729)
- 14 October - William Penn, Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania (died 1718)
- Thomas Guy, philanthropist (died 1724)
- Henry Winstanley, engineer (died 1703)
[edit] Deaths
- 30 January - William Chillingworth, theologian (born 1602)
- 2 July - William Gascoigne, scientist (born c. 1610)
- 20 July - Peter Hausted, poet and playwright (year of birth unknown)
- September - Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament (year of birth unknown)
- 8 September
- John Coke, politician (born 1563)
- Francis Quarles, poet (born 1592)
- 6 November - Thomas Roe, diplomat (born c.1581)
- John Bankes, judge (born 1589)
- William Crabtree, astronomer and mathematician (born 1610)
- Edward Dering, antiquary and politician (born 1598)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 179-181. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c d e Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 260. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ a b c d e 1644, British Civil Wars. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
