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The Peace of Westphalia finally brings to an end the Thirty Years' War
Parliamentary forces defeat the Scottish invaders and suppress other new outbreaks of royalist support
Spain recognizes the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
Colonel Thomas Pride denies entrance to the House of Commons to about 140 opponents of Cromwell's policies
Ham House is inherited by William Murray’s daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband, Sir Lyonel (later Earl) Tollemache
After the execution of Charles I, Parliament sets about selling the royal estates to raise funds
Cromwell persuades the House of Commons, purged now of all opposition, that it is treason for a king to wage war against parliament
Charles I, brought to trial before 135 commissioners in Westminster Hall, refuses to recognise the court's validity
After a trial lasting a week in Westminster Hall, Charles I is convicted of treason for fighting a war against parliament
Charles I is beheaded on a scaffold erected in the street in London's Whitehall
Charles II, in the Hague, inherits the English and Scottish thrones of his executed father, Charles I
Parliament in London abolishes the monarchy in England, as 'unnecessary, burdensome, and dangerous'
Parliament chooses Oliver Cromwell to chair the new English Commonwealth's council of state
Rembrandt creates an etching so desirable that it becomes known as the Hundred Guilder Print
John Milton becomes Latin secretary in Cromwell's council of state
The Russian empire, expanding eastwards through Siberia, reaches the Pacific coast
Cromwell captures the royalist stronghold of Drogheda and massacres some 2800 people
John Bunyan marries a woman whose only possessions inspire him - they are two religious books inherited from her father
Richmond Palace is sold, probably as several lots, and within a year the stones and bricks are being carted off by builders for use elsewhere
The pleasure districts of Edo and Kyoto provide the delights of ukiyo-e, the 'floating world'
Descartes catches a fatal chill, returning home in midwinter from pre-dawn instruction of Queen Christina of Sweden
Hindu princes and brahmin priests withdraw from Java to Bali, turning the island into the last outpost of Hinduism in southeast Asia
James Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, calculates that creation began on Sunday, October 23, 4004 BC
To protect their market, the Dutch destroy all clove trees in the Moluccas except on two islands, Amboina and Ternate
