Explore 238 historical events from 1640–1649.
Hong Taiji, sometimes rendered as Huang Taiji and occasionally referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second kh…
Emperor Hong Taiji of China (born 1592)
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males…
First English Civil War: Despite being vastly outnumbered, a Parliamentarian force under James Chudleigh defeated a Roya
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males…
First English Civil War: The first siege of Wardour Castle ended after six days with the surrender of the Royalist garri
The Westminster Assembly of Divines was a council of divines (theologians) and members of the English Parliament appointed from 1643 to 1653 to restructure the Church of England. S…
The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England.
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males…
First English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Burton Bridge, securing a…
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. P…
English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Roundway Down near Devizes, Wiltshire.
The Dutch expedition to Valdivia was a naval expedition, commanded by Hendrik Brouwer, sent by the Dutch Republic in 1643 to establish a base of operations and a trading post on th…
A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the…
The Dutch expedition to Valdivia was a naval expedition, commanded by Hendrik Brouwer, sent by the Dutch Republic in 1643 to establish a base of operations and a trading post on th…
A Dutch expedition (depicted) arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new…
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males…
First English Civil War: The First Battle of Newbury was fought in Berkshire; Parliamentarian forces were allowed to…
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve was a French military officer and the founder of Ville-Marie, now the city of Montreal.
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
The Battle of Edgehill was a pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday, 23 October 1642.
The Battle of Edgehill is the first major battle of the English Civil War.
The Dutch–Portuguese War was a global armed conflict involving Dutch forces, in the form of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the Dutch West India Company, and their allies, agai…
Dutch–Portuguese War: Second Battle of San Salvador: The Dutch force the Spanish garrison at San Salvador (modern day…
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An estimated 15% to 20% of adult males…
First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the…
Simon de la Loubère was a French diplomat to Siam (Thailand), writer, mathematician and poet. He is credited with bringing back a document which introduced Europe to Indian astrono…
Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (died 1729)
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gr…
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Louis I was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1701.
Louis I, Prince of Monaco (died 1701)
Cosimo III de' Medici was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 until his death in 1723, the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from 1670 to 1723, and was the eld…
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1723)
Maria of Nassau or Maria of Orange-Nassau was a Dutch princess of the house of Orange and by marriage pfalzgräfin or countess of Simmern-Kaiserslautern.
Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (died 1688)
Giovanni Maria Bononcini was an Italian violinist and composer, the father of a musical dynasty.
Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1678)
Marie de' Medici was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV. Marie served as regent of France between 1610 and 1617 during the minority of her son Louis XI…
Marie de' Medici, French queen consort and regent (born 1573)
Guido Reni was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily r…
Guido Reni, Italian painter and educator (born 1575)
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé d'Effiat, Marquis of Cinq-Mars was a favourite of King Louis XIII and the Grand Squire of France from 1639 to 1642. He led the last and most nearly successfu…
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (born 1620)