1644 in England

Events from the year 1644 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

Monarch - King Charles I of England

Events

* King Charles I opens a Royalist 'parliament' at Oxford.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 179-181|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 26 January - First English Civil War: At the Battle of Nantwich the Parliamentarians defeat the Royalists.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=260]
* 21 March - First English Civil War: Prince Rupert effects the Relief of Newark.cite web|url=http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/timelines/1644.htm|title=1644, British Civil Wars|accessdate=2007-09-14]
* 29 March - First English Civil War: Parliamentary victory at the Battle of Cheriton.
* 29 June - First English Civil War: Royalist victory at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
* 2 July - The Battle of Marston Moor, the largest battle of the English Civil War, produces a crushing victory for the Parliamentary side, ending Charles I's hold on the north of England.
* 14 July - Queen Henrietta Maria leaves the country for France.
* 16 July - First English Civil War: Parliamentary forces capture York.
* 2 September - Second Battle of Lostwithiel, the last major victory for Charles I and the Royalist side in the English Civil War.
* 22 October - Newcastle upon Tyne captured by a Scottish army led by Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven.
* 27 October - First English Civil War: Parliamentary victory at the Second Battle of Newbury.
* 23 November - "Areopagitica" by John Milton is published.
* December - Parliament suppresses the celebration of Christmas.
* 19 December - The House of Commons passes the Self-denying Ordinance.

Births

* 14 January - Thomas Britton, concert promoter (died 1714)
* 18 January - John Partridge, astrologer (died 1708)
* 21 March - Sir Walter Bagot, 3rd Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1704)
* 22 March - Sir James Rushout, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1698)
* 16 June - Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of England, Ireland and Scotland (died 1670)
* 30 August - Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, nobleman and politician (died 1729)
* 14 October - William Penn, Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania (died 1718)
* Thomas Guy, philanthropist (died 1724)
* Henry Winstanley, engineer (died 1703)

Deaths

* 30 January - William Chillingworth, theologian (born 1602)
* 2 July - William Gascoigne, scientist (born c. 1610)
* 20 July - Peter Hausted, poet and playwright (year of birth unknown)
* September - Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament (year of birth unknown)
* 8 September
** John Coke, politician (born 1563)
** Francis Quarles, poet (born 1592)
* 6 November - Thomas Roe, diplomat (born c.1581)
* John Bankes, judge (born 1589)
* William Crabtree, astronomer and mathematician (born 1610)
* Edward Dering, antiquary and politician (born 1598)

References

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