1628
Assassination of George Villiers
Assassinates the Duke of Buckingham, on the eve of the siege of La Rochelle. Assassinated the Duke of Buckingham
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Assassinates the Duke of Buckingham, on the eve of the siege of La Rochelle. Assassinated the Duke of Buckingham
On the eve of an expedition for the relief of La Rochelle by a discontented soldier
The starving Hugenot city of La Rochelle surrenders to Richelieu
The Dutch capture the New Spain silver fleet off Matanzas, Cuba
Charles I raised Wentworth to the peerage as Baron Wentworth.
Charles I advanced Wentworth to the rank of viscount.
Wentworth became lord president of the Council of the North and governed northern England.
Birth of George Villiers, son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham
Death of George Villiers, assassinated
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