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| Alliance Gustavus II Adolphus |  |
| 5th Mar Hamburg France & Sweden sign a pact |
| Burial Charles I |  |
| 5th May Westminster Abbey Attends the burial of James I in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey |
| Burial James I | |
| 5th May Westminster Abbey Charles I attends in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey |
| Capital Nurhachi, Kao Huang-Ti |  |
| Mukden Moves the capital to Mukden |
| Capture of Bahia Olivares |  |
| 1st May Madrid The Dutch colony of Bahia in Brazil is captured by the Spanish |
| Capture of Cadiz Devereux, Robert | |
| Cadiz Involved in the failed attempt to capture Cadiz |
| Coronation Charles I | |
| 27th Mar Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England |
| Death James I | |
| 27th Mar Theobalds James I dies in his country Palace at Theobalds |
| Election Stanley, James | |
| Liverpool Elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool |
| General Hatzfield |  |
| Appointed General |
| Appointed General, serves under Wallenstein |
| General Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| April Ferdinand hires Wallenstein to defend the Habsburg lands |
| Invasion of Germany Christian IV |  |
| Weser The Danish advance down the Weser to gather support from the Protestant German Princes |
| Weser Wallenstein & Tilly move North to oppose the Danes |
| Invasion of Germany Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Denmark invades & Wallenstein raises a private army of 24,000 to counter the threat |
| Invasion of Palatinate Villiers | |
| London Fails to provide support for the Bohemian Protestants in the Palatinate |
| Invasion of Palatinate Villiers, George | |
| London Fails to provide support for the Bohemian Protestants in the Palatinate |
| Marriage Charles I | |
| 1st May London Marries Henrietta Maria, daughter of the France's Henry IV |
| Parliament Charles I | |
| 18th June London Opens his 1st parliament |
| Peerage Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Created Duke of Friedland |
| Peerage Hamilton, James |  |
| Hamilton Created Marquis of Hamilton |
| Publication James I | |
| Publication of, "Book of Sports ", activities allowed on Sundays after church service |
| Rebellion Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de |  |
| The Hugenots of La Rochelle capture the islands of Oleron & Rhe to protect their city |
| Rule of Bohemia Tserclaes, Johann |  |
| Bohemia After the fall of Bohemia Denmark's King Chris tian IV to enter the Thirty Year's War to protect Protestantism and also in a bid to make himself the primary leader of Northern Europe |
| Sale Manhattan Island Minuit, Peter |  |
| Bought for 60 guilders from the Indians, "best real-estate deal in history" |
| Bought for the Dutch West India company to protect Dutch settlers from local Indians |
| Siege of Cadiz Charles I | |
| Cadiz A naval bombardment of Cadiz ends in failure |
| Siege of Cadiz Villiers | |
| Cadiz Fails to succesfully besiege Cadiz |
| Siege of Cadiz Villiers, George | |
| Cadiz Leads a siege on Cadiz, but defeated |
| Siege of Cadiz Olivares | |
| Cadiz The English mount a raid on Cadiz |
| Siege of Genoa Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Genoa Lays siege to Genoa, a vital port for Spanish supplies |
| Succession Ferdinand III |  |
| Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor |
| Succeeds as King of Hungary, Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II |
| Taxation Charles I | |
| London Parliament grants tonnage & poundage for a year rather than life |
| Treaty of Hague, The Charles I | |
| 9th Dec Hague, The The Dutch & English to subsidize support for German Protestants |
