Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1642 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
First Post Office Pillar Box - 1852, Manchester Martyrs Hanged - 1867, Launch of the Cutty Sark - 1869, Far from the Madding Crowd Published - 1874, First Royal Command Performance - 1897, Crippen hanged - 1910, First Episode of Doctor Who - 1963, Oxford Circus Tube Fire - 1984
Famous and historic events from 1642
Battle of Brentford
Battle of Edgehill
Battle of Turnham Green
Charles I arrests parliamentarians and starts civil war
English Civil war Begins
Famous Britons born in 1642
Isaac Newton
John Holt
Thomas Shadwell
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