1645 in England
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Events from the year 1645 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
Monarch - King Charles I of England
[edit] Events
- 10 January - Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud executed for treason on Tower Hill, London.[1]
- 14 January - English Civil War: Fairfax appointed Commander-in-Chief.[2]
- 29 January - English Civil War: Armistice talks opened at Uxbridge.[2]
- 15 February - English Civil War: New Model Army officially founded.
- 22 February - English Civil War: Uxbridge armistice talks failed.[2]
- 4 March - English Civil War: Prince Rupert left Oxford for Bristol.
- 3 April - The House of Lords passes the Self-denying Ordinance.[2]
- 1 June - English Civil War: Prince Rupert's army sacks Leicester.[2]
- 10 June - English Civil War: Cromwell confirmed as Lieutenant-General of Cavalry.[2]
- 14 June - English Civil War: Battle of Naseby - 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.[1]
- 28 June - English Civil War - the Royalists lose Carlisle.
- 10 July - English Civil War: Cromwell wins the Battle of Langport, Somerset.[2]
- 27 August - 18 suspected witches hanged following the Bury St. Edmunds witch trial.
- 10 September - English Civil War: Prince Rupert surrenders Bristol.[2]
- 24 September - English Civil War: Parliamentarians defeat Royalist cavalry at the Battle of Rowton Heath.[2]
- 8 October - English Civil War: Final bombardment of Basing House begins.[2]
- 11 October - English Civil War The re-fortification of Bourne, Lincolnshire castle against threatened Royalist attack, begun.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
