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1635 In England
Events from the year 1635 in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... Incumbents * English monarch, Monarch – Charles I of England, Charles I * Secretary of State (England), Secretary of State – Sir John Coke * Lord Chancellor – Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry Events * April – Construction is completed on the Jacobean architecture, Jacobean mansion Aston Hall * 4 August – second writ for ship money is issued, extending the payments to inland towns. * Peter Paul Rubens paints the ceiling of the Banqueting House, Whitehall. * First secondary school established in the North American colonies, the English High and Latin School at Boston. * First General Post Office opens to the public, at Bishopsgate, London. * English settlers begin the colonisation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1635
Events January–March * January 23 – 1635 Capture of Tortuga: The Spanish Navy captures the Caribbean island of Tortuga off of the coast of Haiti after a three-day battle against the English and French Navy. * January 25 – King Thalun moves the capital of Burma from Pegu to Ava. * February 22 – The ''Académie française'' in Paris is formally constituted, as the national academy for the preservation of the French language. * March 22 – The Peacock Throne of India's Mughal Empire is inaugurated in a ceremony in Delhi to support the seventh anniversary of Shah Jahan's accession to the throne as Emperor. * March 26 – Philipp Christoph von Sötern, the Archbishop-Elector of Trier, is taken prisoner in a surprise attack by Spanish Habsburg troops, leading to a declaration of war against Spain by France and the beginning of the Franco-Spanish War. April–June * April 13 – Druze warlord Fakhr-al-Din II is executed in Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
