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England in 1625

Historical records for England in 1625, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

20Records
17Events
7Named people
8Places
5Categories

Historical records

March

27 March 1625CoronationCharles I

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Stewart

Crowned King of England

27 March 1625Death of James IJames I

Theobalds · House / House of Stewart

James I dies in his country Palace at Theobalds

May

1 May 1625MarriageCharles I

London · House / House of Stewart

Marries Henrietta Maria, daughter of the France's Henry IV

5 May 1625BurialCharles I

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Stewart

Attends the burial of James I in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey

5 May 1625BurialJames I

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Stewart

Charles I attends in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey

June

18 June 1625ParliamentCharles I

London · Government / Government of England

Opens his 1st Parliament

December

9 December 1625Treaty of HagueCharles I

Hague · House / House of Stewart

The Dutch & English to subsidize support for German Protestants

Other Events

1625Book of SportsJames I

House / House of Stewart

Publication of "Book of Sports", activities allowed on Sundays after church service

1625Book of Sports", activities allowed on Sundays after church serviceJames I

House / House of Stewart

Publication of "Book of Sports", activities allowed on Sundays after church service

1625Capture of CadizRobert Devereux Essex, 3rd

Cadiz · Warfare / Military

Involved in the failed attempt to capture Cadiz

1625Election to First Parliament of Charles IThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

Yorkshire · Government / Government of England

Wentworth represented Yorkshire in the first Parliament summoned by Charles I.

1625Happy ParliamentEdward Montagu Manchester, 2nd

Huntingdonshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Useless Parliament"

1625Invasion of PalatinateGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 1st

London · Government / Government of England

Fails to provide support for the Bohemian Protestants in the Palatinate

1625Marriage to Arabella HollesThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

London · House / House of Wentworth

Wentworth married Arabella Holles, sister of future parliamentary leader Denzil Holles.

1625Member of ParliamentEdward Montagu Manchester, 2nd

Huntingdonshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the Parliament 1625-26

1625Member of ParliamentJames Stanley Derby, 7th

Liverpool · House / House of Stanley

Elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool

1625Siege of CadizCharles I

Cadiz · Warfare / Military

A naval bombardment of Cadiz ends in failure

1625Siege of CadizGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 1st

Cadiz · Warfare / Military

Leads a siege on Cadiz, but defeated. Fails to succesfully besiege Cadiz

1625TaxationCharles I

London · Government / Government of England

Parliament grants tonnage & poundage for a year rather than life

1625Useless ParliamentEdward Montagu Manchester, 2nd

Huntingdonshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Useless Parliament"

Names involved

Charles IEdward Montagu Manchester, 2ndGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 1stJames IJames Stanley Derby, 7thRobert Devereux Essex, 3rdThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

Places involved

CadizHagueHuntingdonshireLiverpoolLondonTheobaldsWestminster AbbeyYorkshire

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.