1640s

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s

Years: 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649

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Events and Trends

• 1642: The outbreak of the English civil war
• 1648: Thirty Years' War ends.
• 1648: Eighty Years' War ends with the Treaty of Münster[?].
• 1648: English Parliament finds Charles I guilty of treason, and sentences him to be executed.