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England in 1635

Historical records for England in 1635, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
11Events
8Named people
8Places
5Categories

Historical records

July

1 July 1635Battle of BoyneJames II

Boyne · Warfare / English Succession War

James only fought a delaying action and chose instead to place his line of defence on the River Boyne, around 30 miles from Dublin. James II is forced to flee to Dublin, his hopes of restoration ended. Fought between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thrones - the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William, who had deposed James in 1688

December

December 1635Court Martial of MountnorrisFrancis Annesley Mountnorris, 1st

Dublin · Government / Government of England

Mountnorris was convicted by a court martial after a personal and political conflict with Wentworth.

December 1635Mountnorris ProsecutionThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

Dublin · Government / Government of England

Wentworth used military proceedings to remove Mountnorris from influence in the Irish administration.

Other Events

1635Birth of ElizabethElizabeth

House / House of Stewart

Birth of Elizabeth

1635Completion of Aston HallThomas Holte Sir

Birmingham · Arts / Architecture

Construction of Aston Hall is substantially completed after nearly two decades.

1635Connacht Plantation PolicyThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

Connacht · Government / Government of England

Wentworth pursued a plantation scheme based on disputed royal claims to land in Connacht.

1635Corfe CastleJohn Bankes

Corfe Castle · Warfare / Military

Corfe Castle is sold to Sir John Bankes, the then Lord Chief Justice, more as a holiday home rather than as a first home

1635Galway Jury ProceedingsThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

Galway · Government / Government of England

Wentworth punished jurors who rejected the Crown's title claims during the Connacht inquiry.

1635Queens House CompletedInigo Jones

Greenwich · Arts / Architecture

Completes the Queen's House, a major classical building at Greenwich.

1635Reform of ParliamentCharles I

London · Government / Government of England

Tries to stop his 2nd Parliament debating taxation, outlawing Popery & Arminianism

1635TaxationCharles I

London · Government / Government of England

Extends "ship money" to include inland counties

Names involved

Charles IElizabethFrancis Annesley Mountnorris, 1stInigo JonesJames IIJohn BankesThomas Holte SirThomas Wentworth Strafford, 1st

Places involved

BirminghamBoyneConnachtCorfe CastleDublinGalwayGreenwichLondon

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.