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| Alliance Olivares |  |
| Wallenstein rejects Olivares ' policy for creating a maritime union to ruin Holland |
| Assassination Felton, John |  |
| 23rd Aug Portsmouth Assassinated the Duke of Buckingham |
| 23rd Aug Portsmouth Assassinates the Duke of Buckingham, on the eve of the siege of La Rochelle |
| Assassination Greville, Alan Francis | |
| Killed by a disaffected manservant |
| Assassination Villiers | |
| 23rd Aug Portsmouth On the eve of an expedition for the relief of La Rochelle by a discontented soldier |
| Assassination Villiers, George | |
| 23rd Aug Portsmouth On the eve of an expedition for the relief of La Rochelle by a discontented soldier |
| Battle of Nordlingen Olivares | |
| Nordlingen The Spanish defeat the Swedish but France decides to wage war against Spain |
| Birth Belasyse, Thomas | |
| Birth of Thomas Belasyse |
| Birth Villiers | |
| Birth of George Villiers , son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham |
| Birth Villiers, George | |
| 10th Jan Birth of George Villiers , son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham |
| Bishop of London Laud, William | |
| London Appointed Bishop of London |
| Burial Charles I | |
| London Charles I buries the Buckingham in the Chapel of Henry VII, reserved for royalty |
| Burial Villiers | |
| Westminster Abbey Charles I buries the Buckingham in the Chapel of Henry VII, reserved for royalty |
| Burial Villiers, George | |
| Westminster Abbey Charles I buries the Buckingham in the Chapel of Henry VII, reserved for royalty |
| Capture of La Rochelle Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de |  |
| 28th Oct La Rochelle The starving Hugenot city of La Rochelle surrenders to Richelieu |
| Capture of Spanish Fleet Olivares | |
| 9th Sep Madrid The Dutch capture the New Spain silver fleet off Matanzas, Cuba |
| Death Greville, Alan Francis | |
| Death of Fulke Greville, killed by a disaffected manservant |
| Death Villiers | |
| 23rd Aug Portsmouth Death of George Villiers , assassinated |
| Death Villiers, George | |
| 23rd Aug Portsmouth Death of George Villiers , assassinated |
| Edict Restitution Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von |  |
| The Emperor's "Edict of Restitution" brings Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden into the conflict |
| Election Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon |
| Execution of Missionaries Hidetada |  |
| Nagasaki Orders the execution of more Chris tian missionaries |
| Invasion of China T'ien Ch'i |  |
| The Manchu invasion of China is halted by Yuang with Ming artillery |
| Invasion of Poland Gustavus II Adolphus |  |
| Forced by Koniecpolski to retreat into Prussia |
| Invasion of Stralsund Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Stralsund Fails to capture Stralsund, which got help from Swedish troops, a blow that denies access to the Baltic |
| Peerage Cavendish, William | |
| Devonshire Created Earl of Devonshire, 1st |
| Peerage Greville | |
| Created Baron Brooke, 2nd |
| Privy Council Hamilton, James |  |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Siege of Stralsund Leslie, Alexander | |
| Stralsund Helps defend Stralsund against Wallenstein |
| Succession Jahan |  |
| After revolting against his father Jahangir, as the latter had revolted against Akbar, he succeeds to the throne upon his father's death in 1627 |
| Ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian Subcontinent from 1628 until 1658, the name Shah Jahan comes from Persian meaning "King of the World", the fifth Mughal ruler after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, and Jahangir |
| Succeeds as Shah of India |
