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| 1638 |
| | | The French build a trading station on the estuary of the Senegal river in west Africa | |
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| 1638 |
| | | A National Covenant, first signed in an Edinburgh churchyard, commits the Covenanters to oppose Charles I's reforms of the Church of Scotland | |
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| 1638 |
| | | Galileo's Discorsi, published in Leiden, lays the groundwork for mathematical physics | |
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| 1638 |
| | | Riots erupt in Edinburgh, in response to the attempt by Charles I and Laud to impose a hierarchy of Anglican bishops | |
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| 16381639 |
| | | The Longford River is constructed to take water from the River Colne over Hounslow Heath to the Hampton Court Parks to supply water to the gardens. | |
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| 1639 |
| | | Richard Fairbanks, given responsibility for delivering mail in Massachusetts, is allowed to charge a penny per letter | |
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| 1639 |
| | | The finances of the English king, Charles I, are in crisis, with his agents able to collect each year only a fraction of his demands | |
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| 1639 |
| | | Covenanters seize control of Edinburgh and other Scottish towns, launching the conflict with England known as the Bishops' War | |
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| c. 1640 |
| | | The Dutch artist Gerrit Dou paints with exquisite precision and becomes leader of a group known as the 'fine painters' | |
|  | Dou, Lady Playing a Virginal c.1665 (detail)
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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| 1640 |
| | | In need of funds for the Bishops' War in Scotland, Charles I summons parliament to Westminster | |
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