Events thumb|300px|June 14: The Battle of Naseby (as shown in a re-enactment) is fought as the Parliamentarian Roundheads defeat the Royalist Cavaliers January–March January 3 – The Long Parliament adopts the Directory for Public Worship in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, replacing the Book of Common Prayer (1559). Holy Days (other than Sundays) are not to be observed. January 10 – Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud is executed for treason on Tower Hill, London. January 14 – English Civil War: Thomas Fairfax is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentarians. January 29 – English Civil War: Armistice talks open at Uxbridge. February 2 – Battle of Inverlochy: The Scottish Covenanters are defeated by Montrose. February 15 – English Civil War: The New Model Army is officially founded. February 28 – English Civil War: The Uxbridge armistice talks fail. March 4 – English Civil War: Prince Rupert leaves Oxford for Bristol. March 5 – Thirty Years' War – Battle of Jankau: The armies of Sweden decisively defeat the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, in one of the bloodiest battles of the war, in southern Bohemia, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Prague. March 31 – Fearing the spread of the Black Death (plague), Edinburgh Town Council prohibits all gatherings except weddings and funerals.
Events thumb|300px|June 14: The Battle of Naseby (as shown in a re-enactment) is fought as the Parliamentarian Roundheads defeat the Royalist Cavaliers January–March January 3 – The Long Parliament adopts the Directory for Public Worship in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, replacing the Book of Common Prayer (1559). Holy Days (other than Sundays) are not to be observed. January 10 – Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud is executed for treason on Tower Hill London. January 14 – English Civil War: Thomas Fairfax is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentarians. January 29 – English Civ,il War: Armistice talks open at Uxbridge. February 2 – Battle of Inverlochy: The Scottish Covenanters are defeated by Montrose. February 15 – English Civil War: The New Model Army is officially founded. February 28 – English Civil War: The Uxbridge armistice talks fail. March 4 – English Civil War: Prince Rupert leaves Oxford for Bristol. March 5 – Thirty Years' War – Battle of Jankau: The armies of Sweden decisively defeat the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, in one of the bloodiest battles of the war, in southern Bohemia, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Prague. March 31 – Fearing the spread of the Black Death (plague), Edinburgh Town Council prohibits all gatherings except weddings and funerals.