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:
Drake completes the first circumnavigation of the globe - 1580, 1st British Open Golf Championship - 1861, Blackpool illuminations light up for 1st time - 1925, 1st Birds Eye Fishfingers go on Sale - 1955, 21 IRA men escape from Maze Prison - 1983
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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