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England in 1631

Historical records for England in 1631, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
6Named people
2Places
5Categories

Historical records

February

20 February 1631Birth of Thomas OsbourneThomas Osbourne Danby, 1st

House / House of Osbourne

Birth of Thomas Osbourne, son of Sir Edward Osborne

August

9 August 1631Birth of John DrydenJohn Dryden

Arts / Literature

Birth of John Dryden

October

October 1631Death of Arabella WentworthThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

Yorkshire · House / House of Wentworth

Arabella Wentworth died, leaving Wentworth with their young children.

Other Events

1631Discovery of AlgebraWilliam Oughtred

Science / Mathematics

Proposes the symbol x for multiplication

1631Loves CrueltyJames Shirley

Arts / Literature

The play "Loves Cruelty" is 1st performed

1631St IvesOliver Cromwell

St Ives · House / House of Cromwell

Cromwell & his family live in St Ives, 1631-1636

Names involved

James ShirleyJohn DrydenOliver CromwellThomas Osbourne Danby, 1stThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1stWilliam Oughtred

Places involved

St IvesYorkshire

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.