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Charles I demands ship money to increase his revenue, albeit in the absence of its conventional justification - a crisis of national defence
Francesco Borromini begins work on his intricate baroque masterpiece, the Monastery of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1634-43), in Rome
Rembrandt marries Saskia van Uylenburgh, who will feature in many of his paintings
Rhode Island is founded by Roger Williams as a colony based on the principle of religious tolerance
The first public opera house, the Teatro San Cassiano, opens in Venice
Pierre Corneille's play Le Cid, popular with Paris audiences, hinges on the conflict between duty and love
John Milton's Lycidas is published in memory of a Cambridge friend, Edward King
War between English colonists and Pequot Indians brings disaster to the Pequots but safeguards the settlement of Connecticut
The French build a trading station on the estuary of the Senegal river in west Africa
A National Covenant, first signed in an Edinburgh churchyard, commits the Covenanters to oppose Charles I's reforms of the Church of Scotland
Galileo's Discorsi, published in Leiden, lays the groundwork for mathematical physics
The Dutch artist Gerrit Dou paints with exquisite precision and becomes leader of a group known as the 'fine painters'
Charles I's financial crisis causes him to summon another parliament to Westminster (the Long Parliament, not dissolved until 1660)
Under pressure from parliament, Charles I signs the death warrant of his most powerful supporter, the earl of Strafford
The profusion of paintings on sale in Holland astonishes an English visitor, John Evelyn
The Dutch expel the Portuguese from their trading posts in Malacca
Charles I comes in person to the House of Commons, but fails in his attempt to arrest the Five Members whom he accuses of treason
The Briare canal, joining the Seine to the Loire, has a staircase of six consecutive locks
Charles I leads his army into action at Edgehill - the first, but inconclusive, battle in the English Civil War
Louis XIV inherits the throne of France at the age of four
Mazarin becomes principal minister in France, selected by the queen regent on the death of Louis XIII
Abel Tasman reaches yet more islands previously unknown to Europeans – Tonga and Fiji
Evangelista Torricelli, observing variations in a column of mercury, discovers the principle of the barometer
The Prince de Condé and the Vicomte de Turenne emerge as brilliant generals in France's wars
The British East India Company completes the construction of Fort St George in Madras
