Historical Events in 1640
34 curated events dated to this year, and 49 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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1640
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Publication of 'Poems' Collection
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Long Parliament Convened
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Marriage to Lady Anne Fanshawe
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Completion of 'Britannia's Pastorals'
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Final Compositions Before Death
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Patronage from the Earl of Southampton
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Portugal restores its independence from Spain
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Publication of 'Captaine Humes Poeticall Musicke'
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Relocation to London for Legal Training
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The Bay Psalm Book is printed in Massachusetts
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Battle of Newburn
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Death of Giles Farnaby
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Death of Thomas Carew
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Death of William Alexander
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English Sugar Plantations Begin in Barbados
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Friendship with John Milton
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Marriage to Lucy Sacheverell
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Portuguese Restoration and end of Iberian Union
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Publication of 'The Fourth Book of Songs and Ayres'
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Publication of 'The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick'
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Return to England from France
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Root and Branch Petition
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Short Parliament Convened
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Bayonet Attachment for Muskets
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Death of His Wife Elizabeth
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Establishment of the Shimabara Courtesan System
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Friendship with Sir John Suckling
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Introduction of the Stage Coach Service in England
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Involvement in the Massachusetts Bay Colony's Social Life
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Marriage to Elizabeth Jordan
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Publication of 'The Royal Slave' (second edition)
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Shore Whaling Begins on Long Island
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Final Years in London (Heywood)
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Involvement in Religious Controversies
Poets alive in 1640
49 poets
Poets in 1640
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