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1628

Historical Events in 1628

Charles I's Ship Tax

Mar 1 Writs are issued in February by Charles I of England mandating that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date

King of England Charles I

Mar 4 England's King Charles I grants a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony
Apr 29 Sweden & Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein
Jun 7 English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Rights
Jun 9 1st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Massachusetts
Jul 5 English settlers establish town of St Michael (later Bridgetown) on Barbados

Ferdinand II Demands Conversion

Aug 1 Emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestants convert to Catholicism

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

The Sinking of the Vasa

Aug 10 Swedish warship Vasa sinks in Stockholm, killing 30

Swedish warship Vasa sinking in Stockholm harbor

Aug 25 Assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia
Aug 27 Java: Sultan Agung of Mataram attacks Batavia
Sep 6 Puritans from Masschusetts Bay Colony land at Salem

Battle in the Bay of Matanzas

Sep 8 Dutch privateer Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet in the Bay of Matanzas, Cuba

Dutch Admiral and Privateer Piet Heyn

Oct 28 Huguenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu

Siege of La Rochelle

Nov 1 French King Louis XIII occupies La Rochelle

King of France Louis XIII

Nov 24 John Ford's "Lover's Melancholy" premieres in London

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