1651 in England explained
Events from the year 1651 in England, third and final year of the Third English Civil War and final year of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Events
Undated
Publications
Births
- 3 January – Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, politician (died 1694)
- 20 January – Edward Tyson, comparative anatomist (died 1708)
- 11 February – Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Middleton, politician (died 1716)
- 4 March – John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (died 1716)
- August – William Dampier, buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer (died 1715)
Deaths
- 8 February – Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport, politician (born 1587)
- 10 April – Sir William Armine, 1st Baronet, politician (born 1593)
- 28 May – Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, politician (born 1594)
- 17 June – Roger North, politician (born 1577)
- 3 September – William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington, landowner and politician, killed in battle (born 1610)
- 5 October – James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, Royalist, beheaded (born 1607)
- 26 November – Henry Ireton, Civil War leader, of plague (born 1611)
Notes and References
- Web site: 1651. British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate,1638-60. 2010. 2012-10-27. 2012-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120218161543/http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/timelines/1651.htm. dead.
- Web site: 1651: The Scilly Isles. British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate,1638–60. 2010. 2011-08-24. 2012-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225232715/http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/military/1651-scilly-isles.htm. dead.
- Book: Palmer, Alan. Palmer. Veronica. 1992. The Chronology of British History. Century Ltd. London. 185–186. 0-7126-5616-2.
- Book: The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. 1-85986-000-1.