Explore 187 historical events from 1630–1639.
The Parliamentarians, commonly called Roundheads by their enemies and in modern historiography, were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–…
A parliamentarian army defeats a royalist army under James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, in the battle of Wigan Lane…
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United St…
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded in North America.
Frendraught Castle or House is a 17th-century house, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Largue, on the site of a 13th-centu…
Frendraught Castle in Scotland, the home of James Crichton of Frendraught, burns down.
Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten or Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraeten was a Dutch painter of still lifes, in particular floral and vanitas still lifes. He also painted genre scenes and…
Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, Dutch-English painter (died 1700)
Charles Cotton was an English poet and writer, best known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from French, for his contributions to The Compleat Angler, and for the inf…
Charles Cotton, English poet and author (died 1687)
Charles II 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 1685.
Charles II of England (died 1685)
Samuel Oppenheimer was an Ashkenazi Jewish banker, imperial court diplomat, factor, and military supplier for the Holy Roman Emperor. He enjoyed the special favor of Emperor Leopol…
Samuel Oppenheimer, German Jewish banker and diplomat (died 1703)
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh was an English statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672 when he was created Baron Clifford. He was one of five l…
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1673)
Katakura Kagenaga was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period, who served as a senior retainer of the Date clan of Sendai han. His childhood name was Sannosueke (三之助) later cha…
Katakura Kagenaga, Japanese samurai (died 1681)
Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers was a French aristocrat who was convicted of murdering her father and two of her brothers in order to inherit their estates. Afte…
Madame de Brinvilliers, French aristocrat (died 1676)
Estephan El Douaihy or Istifan al-Duwayhi was the 57th Patriarch of the Maronite Church, serving from 1670 until his death. He was born in Ehden, Lebanon.
Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (died 1704)
Ranuccio II Farnese was the sixth Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1646 until his death nearly 50 years later. He was also the Duke of Castro from 1646 until 1649.
Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (died 1694)
Sophia was Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698 as the consort of Prince-Elector Ernest Augustus. She was later the heiress presumptive to the thrones of England, and Ireland und…
Sophia of Hanover (died 1714)
Henry Powle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1690, and was Speaker of the House of Commons from January 1689 t…
Henry Powle, English politician (died 1692)
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His epic poem Les Tragiques (1616) is widely regarded as his masterpiece. In a book about his Ca…
Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (born 1552)
Charles Emmanuel I, known as the Great and nicknamed Testa di Fuoco, was the 11th Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 30 August 1580 until his death on 26 July 1630…
Charles Emmanuel I, duke of Savoy (born 1562)
Sir Thomas Lake PC was Secretary of State to James I of England. He was a Member of Parliament between 1593 and 1626.
Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (born 1567)
Melchior Klesl was an Austrian statesman and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church during the time of the Counter-Reformation. He was minister-favourite of King and Emperor Matthia…
Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal (born 1552)
Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto was a Genoese nobleman and military leader in the service of the Spanish Empire. He distinguished himself in se…
Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases, Italian general and politician, Governor of the Duchy of Milan (born…