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Events relating to england
John Winthrop, appointed governor of the new Massachusetts Bay Company, sails from England with 700 settlers
John Winthrop, arriving in Massachusetts, begins the journal that is eventually published as The History Of New England
Van Dyck moves to London and becomes portrait painter to the British court and aristocracy
George Herbert's only volume of poems, The Temple, is published posthumously
Charles I demands ship money to increase his revenue, albeit in the absence of its conventional justification - a crisis of national defence
Charles I establishes Britain's Royal Mail, employing Thomas Witherings to set it up
A painted ceiling by Rubens, celebrating the Stuart dynasty, is installed in the Banqueting House in Whitehall
John Hampden refuses to pay ship money to Charles I, beginning a campaign that gradually wins wide support
Charles I and his archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, attempt to impose the full Anglican hierarchy on presbyterian Scotland
John Milton's Lycidas is published in memory of a Cambridge friend, Edward King
Riots erupt in Edinburgh, in response to the attempt by Charles I and Laud to impose a hierarchy of Anglican bishops
The finances of the English king, Charles I, are in crisis, with his agents able to collect each year only a fraction of his demands
Covenanters seize control of Edinburgh and other Scottish towns, launching the conflict with England known as the Bishops' War
In need of funds for the Bishops' War in Scotland, Charles I summons parliament to Westminster
Parliament denies Charles I's request for funds and is dismissed after three weeks (the Short Parliament)
The first book published in England's American colonies is Bay Psalm Book, a revised translation of the psalms
Charles I's financial crisis causes him to summon another parliament to Westminster (the Long Parliament, not dissolved until 1660)
The new parliament immediately impeaches Charles I's two closest advisers, the earl of Strafford and archbishop William Laud
Cavalier is now in use as a term of abuse for supporters of the royal cause
Roundhead is now in use as a term of abuse for supporters of parliament
Under pressure from parliament, Charles I signs the death warrant of his most powerful supporter, the earl of Strafford
Parliament presents Charles I with the Grand Remonstrance, a long list of grievances against his conduct of the realm
Charles I comes in person to the House of Commons, but fails in his attempt to arrest the Five Members whom he accuses of treason
Charles I leaves London and heads for the north of England, where his support is the strongest
Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, travels to Holland, taking with her the English crown jewels
