PEACH

History

1640

Population: 544 Million*

Entertanment: Writers include Richard Brome (poetry), Thomas Carew (poems), Corneille (tragedy), Joost van den Vone; Joseph in Egypt, John Donne Eighty Sermons (posthumous), Izaal Walton The Life of Donne,
Art includes Nicolas Poussin "The Inspiration of the Poet", Rembrandt "Self Portrait", Adriaen van Ostade "The Barrel Organ Player"
Religion: Francisco Gomez de Quevedo writes religious treatise, John Eliot's Bay Psalm book becomes oldest surviving book published in America
Cornelius Jansen writes against Jesuit doctrines
John Milton writes about reformation and church discipline
Science: James Howell writes manual of dendrology
John Parkinson writes a herbal book
Technology: Coke made from coal for first time
Deaths: Painter Peter Paul Reubens, Writer Robert Burton, Dramatist John Ford, Poet Paul Fleming, Sultan Murad IV, Dramatist Philip Massinger, Suicide of phillosopher Uriel Acosta, Composer John Bull

General: Swedes withdraw from Bohemia
France supports revolts against Spain in Catalonia and Portugal
Second Bishops' war – Scots cross Tweed into England – king leaves London for York – relieves Newcastle and is defeated at Newburn-on-Tyne – agrees by treaty of Ripon to pay Scots army 860 pounds per day until settlement is reached with treaty of Ripon
England: End of British king Charles I trying to rule without parliament
Eight postal lines are running in England
Two parliaments summoned short and long parliaments – second session for 13 years
Ministers to be chosen by Parliament
Rights and the execution of Charles two chief ministers - Parliament was Presbyterian, Charles was Anglican - Charles flees to Oxford
Charles I religious policies leave Britain reeling
Finland: Abo University founded
France: French finish occupation of Alsace
German States: Elector George William of Brandenburg dies – succeeded by Great Elector Frederick William of Prussia
Holy Roman Empire: First European café in Venice
Portugal: Spain ends unity with Portugal as Portugal gains independence led by Joao Ribeiro
John IV of Braganza rules
Spain: Revolt in Catalonia against Spain

Ottoman Empire: Sultan Murad IV of Ottoman Turkey dies and is succeeded by Sultan Ibrahim