WHAT HAPPENED IN 1640.
Look what happened the 1640.

King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament. (5. May 1640)

Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn. (28. August 1640)

The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England. (26. October 1640)

End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 60 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty. (1. December 1640)

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