1640s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th centuryDecades: 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s
Years: 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649
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.
