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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
1648Aug, 20

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (or Chirbury) KB (3 March 1583 – 5 August 1648) was an English soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher of the Kingdom of England.

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Events on 1648

  • 30Jan

    Peace of Münster

    Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
  • 1Jun

    Battle of Maidstone

    The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
  • 6Dec

    Pride's Purge

    Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge".