On 2 September 1642, just after the First English Civil War had begun, the Long Parliament ordered the closure of all London theatres. The order cited... 6 KB (638 words) - 18:14, 21 November 2023 |
The year 1642 in science and technology involved some significant events. Rundetårn astronomical observatory for the University of Copenhagen is completed... 2 KB (196 words) - 18:31, 1 January 2023 |
![]() | Thomas Hobbes (section Civil War Period (1642–1651)) Hobbes witnessed the destruction and brutality of the English Civil War from 1642 to 1651 between Parliamentarians and Royalists, which heavily influenced... 66 KB (7,071 words) - 09:19, 23 November 2023 |
![]() | Princess Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602–1642) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman, founder of the city of Biała (modern Janów Lubelski). She was the maternal... 3 KB (183 words) - 01:21, 24 November 2022 |
The year 1642 in music involved some significant events. Bartolomeo Montalbano becomes Kapellmeister at San Francesco in Bologna. Christoph Demantius –... 2 KB (254 words) - 05:17, 7 August 2020 |
1640–1630 BC Ishkibal, King of the Sealand, r. 1657–1642 BC Shushshi, King of the Sealand, r. 1642–1618 BC Shahmiri, Cyrus (2004). "The Elamite Empire"... 2 KB (216 words) - 14:40, 24 October 2023 |
The 1642 Yellow River flood or Kaifeng flood was a man-made disaster in October, 1642, that principally affected Kaifeng and Xuzhou. Kaifeng is located... 4 KB (576 words) - 17:37, 9 October 2023 |
![]() | First English Civil War (section 1642) The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646. It is part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which also include... 58 KB (6,459 words) - 17:50, 3 December 2023 |