- 1644 in England
Events from the year
1644 in theKingdom of England .Incumbents
Monarch -
King Charles I of England Events
* King Charles I opens a Royalist 'parliament' at
Oxford .cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 179-181|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
*26 January -First English Civil War : At theBattle of Nantwich the Parliamentarians defeat the Royalists.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=260]
*21 March - First English Civil War: Prince Rupert effects theRelief of Newark .cite web|url=http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/timelines/1644.htm|title=1644, British Civil Wars|accessdate=2007-09-14]
*29 March - First English Civil War: Parliamentary victory at theBattle of Cheriton .
*29 June - First English Civil War: Royalist victory at theBattle of Cropredy Bridge .
*2 July - TheBattle 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.
*14 July - QueenHenrietta Maria leaves the country forFrance .
*16 July - First English Civil War: Parliamentary forces captureYork .
*2 September - SecondBattle 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 byAlexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven .
*27 October - First English Civil War: Parliamentary victory at theSecond Battle of Newbury .
*23 November - "Areopagitica " byJohn Milton is published.
* December - Parliament suppresses the celebration ofChristmas .
*19 December - The House of Commons passes theSelf-denying Ordinance .Births
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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)Deaths
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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)References
ee also
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