1645 in England

Events from the year 1645 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

Monarch - King Charles I of England

Events

* 10 January - Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud executed for treason on Tower Hill, London.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 14 January - English Civil War: Fairfax appointed Commander-in-Chief.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 181-182|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 29 January - English Civil War: Armistice talks opened at Uxbridge.
* 15 February - English Civil War: New Model Army officially founded.
* 22 February - English Civil War: Uxbridge armistice talks failed.
* 4 March - English Civil War: Prince Rupert left Oxford for Bristol.
* 3 April - The House of Lords passes the Self-denying Ordinance.
* 1 June - English Civil War: Prince Rupert's army sacks Leicester.
* 10 June - English Civil War: Cromwell confirmed as Lieutenant-General of Cavalry.
* 14 June - English Civil War: Battle of Naseby - 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
* 28 June - English Civil War - the Royalists lose Carlisle.
* 10 July - English Civil War: Cromwell wins the Battle of Langport, Somerset.
* 27 August - 18 suspected witches hanged following the Bury St. Edmunds witch trial.
* 10 September - English Civil War: Prince Rupert surrenders Bristol.
* 24 September - English Civil War: Parliamentarians defeat Royalist cavalry at the Battle of Rowton Heath.
* 8 October - English Civil War: Final bombardment of Basing House begins.
* 11 October - English Civil War The re-fortification of Bourne, Lincolnshire castle against threatened Royalist attack, begun.

Undated

* Siege of Raglan Castle during the English Civil War.
* The Long Parliament outlaws the 1559 version of the Book of Common Prayer to be replaced with the Directory of Public Worship.

Births

* Daniel Burgess, divine (died 1713)
* John Fenwick, conspirator (died 1697)
* Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, politician (died 1712)
* Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent (died 1702)
* John Mill, theologian (died 1707)
* Josias Priest, dancer (died 1735)
* John Reading, composer and organist (died 1692)
* George Walker, soldier (died 1690)
* William Winde, architect (died 1722)

Deaths

* 2 January - Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh, politician (born 1581)
* 3 January - John Hotham, parliamentarian (year of birth unknown)
* 10 January - William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1573)
* 23 January - Mary Ward, nun (born 1585)
* 1 February - Henry Morse, Catholic priest (born 1549)
* 18 February - Richard Baker, historian (born 1568)
* 16 April - Tobias Hume, composer (born c. 1569)
* 17 April - Daniel Featley, theologian (born 1578)
* 17 July - Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, politician (born c. 1587)
* 6 August - Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, merchant (born 1575)
* 16 August - Tobias Hume, composer (born c.1559)
* 14 September - Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (born 1585)
* 24 September - William Lawes, composer and musician (born 1602)
* 27 October - Philip Stanhope, Royalist colonel (year of birth unknown)
* 22 November - John Philipot, officer of arms (born 1588)

Unknown dates

* William Browne, poet (born c. 1590)
* Henry Gage, soldier (born 1597)
* John Hotham the younger, Member of Parliament (born 1610)
* Emilia Lanier, poet (born 1569)
* Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow, judge (born 1589)
* Thomas Nabbes, dramatist (born 1605)
* William Smith, composer (born 1603)
* William Strode, parliamentarian (born 1598)

References

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