Parliament
James opens Parliament
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1614 in England
Explore 14 historical events and records for England in 1614.
Historical records for England in 1614
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April
June
Dissolution of Parliament
James closes Parliament & does not call it up for another 7 yrs
Parliament
The Addled Parliament had disputed with the King & had not produced any legislation
November
Death of Thomas Butler
Death of Thomas Butler
Other events (month unknown)
Addled Parliament
Wentworth sat in the short and unproductive Parliament later called the Addled Parliament.
Bacon Addresses The Problem Of Duelling
Bacon publicly discussed the social and legal harms caused by aristocratic duelling. His intervention treated private violence as an issue of public order and moral conduct.
Capture of Port Royal
Captures Port Royal
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Duchess of Malfi London Staging
John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi was presented by the King's Men, portraying a widow destroyed by her brothers' determination to control her.
Election to Parliament
Wentworth was first elected to the House of Commons as a Yorkshire representative.
Government
Appointed Governor of Virginia
History of the World
Publication of "History of the World", written imprisoned in the Tower of London
Inheritance of Baronetcy
Wentworth inherited his father's baronetcy and extensive Yorkshire estates.
Rebellion of MacDonalds
Suppresses the rebellion of the MacDonalds
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