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| Battle of Brig O'Dee Graham, James | |
| 18th June Brig O'Dee Defeats & Royalist Army at Brig O'Dee & enters Aberdeen |
| Battle of Chemnitz Baner, Johan | |
| 14th April Chemnitz Commands Swedish forces to victory over a Saxon Imperial army after crossing the Elbe |
| Battle of Dee Charles I | |
| 19th June Aberdeen The Covenantors occupy Aberdeen |
| Battle of Dee Leslie, Alexander | |
| 19th June Dee The Covenantors occupy Aberdeen |
| Battle of Downs Pennington, John | |
| 11th Oct Downs Can only watch while the Dutch destroy the Spanish fleet |
| Battle of Downs Tromp, Martin Van | |
| 21st Oct Downs Defeats the Spanish fleet under Antonio de Oquendo |
| Battle of Downs Olivares | |
| 21st Oct Downs The seagoing route to the Rhine is closed off to Spain |
| 21st Oct Downs The Spanish fleet off the Netherlands is defeated by the French |
| Battle of Downs Oquendo, Antonio de | |
| 21st Oct Downs The seagoing route to the Rhine is closed off to Spain |
| 21st Oct Downs The Spanish fleet off the Netherlands is defeated by the French |
| Battle of Newburn Graham, James | |
| Newburn Defeats an English royalist force at Newburn |
| Black Oath Charles I | |
| 21st May Ulster The "black oath" requires all Scots in Ulster to take an oath to the King |
| Capture of Aberdeen Charles I | |
| 14th May Aberdeen The Royalists briefly occupy Aberdeen |
| Capture of Aberdeen Graham, James | |
| 30th Mar Aberdeen Captures Aberdeen for the Covenantors |
| Capture of Dumbarton Charles I | |
| 21st Mar Dumbarton Dumbarton castle falls to the Covenanters |
| Capture of Edinburgh Charles I | |
| 21st Mar Edinburgh Edinburgh castle falls to the Covenanters |
| Capture of Hesdin Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Hesdin The French complete the capture of Artois by capturing Hesdin |
| Capture of Inverness Charles I | |
| Feb Inverness The Covenantors capture Inverness |
| Capture of Inverness Leslie, Alexander | |
| Feb Inverness The Covenantors capture Inverness |
| Capture of Salses Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| 19th July Salses The French capture Salses in Rousillon |
| Capture of Saxony Baner, Johan | |
| Saxony Captures Saxony after victory at the battle of Chemnitz |
| April Saxony Overruns western Saxony after the battle of Chemnitz |
| Declaration of War Charles I | |
| Newburn Starts after Charles tries to enforce the English Book of Common Prayer on the Scots |
| Delhi Jahan | |
| Delhi The walled city of Old Delhi, the 6th Delhi city, is erected by Shah Jahan |
| Discovery of Geometry Desargues, Gerard | |
| Publication of, "Brouillon Project", lays the foundations for analytical geometry |
| Expulsion Portuguese Iemutsu | |
| Orders the expulsion of the Portuguese |
| Harvard College Harvard, John | |
| 3rd Mar Harvard Named after the puritan Minister who gave it half of his fortune |
| Invasion of England Graham, James | |
| After Charles I signed the treaty of Berwick Montrose invades England |
| Invention Calculator Pascal, Blaise | |
| Invents a calculating machine |
| Lieutenant Tower Byron | |
| Dec Tower of London Appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
| Nationality Mazarin Mazarin, Jules | |
| Made a naturalized Frenchman & enters the service of Louis XIII |
| Parliament Charles I | |
| 30th Aug Edinburgh 1st day of Charles ' 2nd Parliament in Scotland |
| 14th Nov Edinburgh Final day of Charles ' 2nd Parliament in Scotland |
| Parliament Graham, James | |
| Aug Opposes the policies of Argyll during the Scottish Parliament, August-September |
| Peace Graham, James | |
| Newcastle The Covenantors are paid œ850 & allowed to occupy the northern counties of England |
| Publication Henry | |
| The future Duke of Gloucester |
| Publication Desargues, Gerard | |
| Publication of, "Brouillon Project", lays the foundations for analytical geometry |
| Rebellion Devereux, Robert | |
| London Appointed 2nd-in-Command against the Scottish Covenanters |
| Rebellion Fairfax, Thomas | |
| Yorkshire Raises the Yorkshire Redcaps to fight in the Bishop's War for which he is knighted |
| Redcaps Fairfax, Thomas | |
| Yorkshire Raises a forces called the Yorkshire Redcaps for which he is knighted |
| Rule of Ulster Charles I | |
| 21st May Ulster The "black oath" requires all Scots in Ulster to take an oath to the King |
| Siege of Aberdeen Charles I | |
| 14th May Aberdeen The Royalists capture Aberdeen |
| Siege of Aberdeen Graham, James | |
| 30th Mar Aberdeen Captures Aberdeen for the Covenantors |
| 25th May Aberdeen Enters Aberdeen with 4000 Covenanters |
| 18th June Aberdeen Defeats & Royalist Army at Brig O'Dee & captures Aberdeen from the Covenantors |
| Siege of Dumbarton Leslie, Alexander | |
| 26th Mar Dumbarton The Covenantors capture Dumbarton Castle |
| Siege of Edinburgh Leslie, Alexander | |
| 21st Mar Edinburgh The Covenantors capture Edinburgh |
| Siege of Inverness Leslie, Alexander | |
| Feb Inverness The Covenantors capture Inverness |
| Siege of Newcastle Graham, James | |
| Newcastle Occupies Newcastle after victory at Newburn |
| Taxation Charles I | |
| London "Ship money" is illegally raised inland in time of peace, finances Charles ' court |
| Treaty of Berwick Charles I | |
| 18th June Berwick The treaty of Berwick ends the 1st Bishops War as Charles is forced to call a truce |
| Treaty of Berwick Graham, James | |
| 18th June Berwick Present at the signing of the treaty with Charles I which ends the 1st Bishops War |
| Treaty of Berwick Leslie, Alexander | |
| 18th June Berwick The treaty of Berwick ends the 1st Bishop's War |
| 20th June Berwick Charles I agrees for the Scottish Assembly & Parliament to end the Bishops War |
| 20th June Berwick The Royalists & Covenantors agree to disband their armies |