1649 in England

1649 in England

Events from the year 1649 in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - King Charles I of England (to 30 January)

Events

* 3 January - an explosion of several barrels of gunpowder in Tower Street, London kills 67 people and destroys 60 houses. [cite book|title=The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|publisher=D. Appleton & co|author=Joel Munsell|year=1858] [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/03/tower_street_feature.shtml|title=BBC London, Features, Tower Street|accessdate=2007-12-05]
* 20 January to 27 January - Trial of King Charles I of England held at Westminster Hall.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 185-186|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 30 January
** King Charles I beheaded.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
** The Commonwealth of England, a republican form of government, replaces the monarchy as the form of government of England and later of Scotland and Ireland. Members of the Long Parliament serve as government.
** Prince Charles Stuart declares himself King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. At the time none of the three Kingdoms had recognised him as ruler.
* 17 March - Parliament formally abolishes the English monarchy.
* 19 March - The House of Commons pass an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring that it is "useless and dangerous to the people of England".
* 19 April - Digger movement crushed at St George's Hill.
* 17 May - Banbury mutiny ends - leaders of the Leveller mutineers in the New Model Army are hanged.
* 19 May - "" is passed by the Rump Parliament.
* Robert Blake is promoted to become an Admiral of the English fleet.
* 15 August - Admiral Robert Blake blockades Prince Rupert to allow Oliver Cromwell to land in Dublin and begin the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
* 11 September - Cromwell takes Drogheda in Ireland.

Births

* 9 April - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 1685)
* 15 September - Titus Oates, minister and plotter (died 1705)

* John Blow, composer and organist (died 1708)

Deaths

* 30 January - King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (executed) (born 1600)
* 9 March - Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, soldier (executed) (born 1590)
* 26 March - John Winthrop First Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (born c.1587)
* 6 September - Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, explorer and geographer (born 1574)
* 15 September - John Floyd, Jesuit preacher (born 1572)

References

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