1639
Advice to Summon Parliament
Wentworth advised Charles to summon an English Parliament to finance another campaign against Scotland.
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Wentworth advised Charles to summon an English Parliament to finance another campaign against Scotland.
The "black oath" requires all Scots in Ulster to take an oath to the King
The Royalists briefly occupy Aberdeen
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Dumbarton castle falls to the Covenanters
Edinburgh castle falls to the Covenanters
The Covenanters capture Inverness
The Covenanters capture Inverness
The French capture Salses in Rousillon
Overruns western Saxony after the Battle of Chemnitz
The Covenanters capture Inverness
Dumbarton castle falls to the Covenanters
Edinburgh castle falls to the Covenanters
The Covenanters occupy Aberdeen
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Enters Aberdeen with 4000 Covenanters
Defeats the Royalists at Brig O'Dee & captures Aberdeen from the Covenanters
The Covenanters capture Inverness
The Covenanters capture Edinburgh
The Covenanters capture Dumbarton Castle
The Covenanters occupy Aberdeen
The Royalists & Covenanters agree to disband their armies
Commands Swedish forces to victory over a Saxon Imperial army after crossing the Elbe
Appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London
Wentworth urged Charles to renew preparations rather than accept the Berwick settlement as final.
1st day of Charles 2nd Parliament in Scotland
Final day of Charles 2nd Parliament in Scotland
Opposes the policies of Argyll during the Scottish Parliament, August-September
Defeats the Royalists at Brig O'Dee & captures Aberdeen from the Covenanters
The "black oath" requires all Scots in Ulster to take an oath to the King
The Royalists capture Aberdeen
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Enters Aberdeen with 4000 Covenanters
Defeats the Royalists at Brig O'Dee & captures Aberdeen from the Covenanters
The Covenanters capture Dumbarton Castle
The Covenanters capture Edinburgh
The Covenanters capture Inverness
Charles summoned Wentworth from Ireland to advise on the crisis with the Scottish Covenanters.
Crabtree independently observes the 1639 transit of Venus after Horrocks alerts him to the predicted event.
Horrocks observes the first recorded transit of Venus from Much Hoole after projecting the Sun's image safely.
The Treaty of Berwick ends the 1st Bishops War as Charles is forced to call a truce
Present at the signing of the Treaty with Charles I which ends the 1st Bishops War
The Treaty of Berwick ends the 1st Bishops War
The Royalists & Covenanters agree to disband their armies. Charles I agrees for the Scottish Assembly & Parliament to end the Bishops War
Defeats & Royalist Army at Brig ODee & enters Aberdeen
Commands Swedish forces to victory over a Saxon Imperial army after crossing the Elbe
The Covenanters occupy Aberdeen
The Covenanters occupy Aberdeen
The Spanish fleet off The Netherlands is defeated by the French. The seagoing route to the Rhine is closed off to Spain
The Spanish fleet off The Netherlands is defeated by the French. The seagoing route to the Rhine is closed off to Spain
Can only watch while the Dutch destroy the Spanish fleet
Defeats the Spanish fleet under Antonio de Oquendo
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