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| 1640 |
| | | Parliament denies Charles I's request for funds and is dismissed after three weeks (the Short Parliament) | |
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| 1640 |
| | | The first book published in England's American colonies is Bay Psalm Book, a revised translation of the psalms | |
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| 1640 |
| | | Charles I's financial crisis causes him to summon another parliament to Westminster (the Long Parliament, not dissolved until 1660) | |
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| 1640 |
| | | The new parliament immediately impeaches Charles I's two closest advisers, the earl of Strafford and archbishop William Laud | |
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| c. 1641 |
| | | Cavalier is now in use as a term of abuse for supporters of the royal cause | |
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| c. 1641 |
| | | Roundhead is now in use as a term of abuse for supporters of parliament | |
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| 1641 |
| | | Under pressure from parliament, Charles I signs the death warrant of his most powerful supporter, the earl of Strafford | |
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| 1641 |
| | | The profusion of paintings on sale in Holland astonishes an English visitor, John Evelyn | |
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| 1641 |
| | | The Dutch expel the Portuguese from their trading posts in Malacca | |
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| 1641 |
| | | Parliament presents Charles I with the Grand Remonstrance, a long list of grievances against his conduct of the realm | |
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