Impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham; Charles I dissolves his second Parliament.
Peace of Louis XIII and the Huguenots.
1627. A part of Brazil seized by the Dutch.
Accession to the Mogul throne of Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
Alliance of England with the Huguenots; renewal of the war; siege of La Rochelle; Buckingham makes an unsuccessful attempt on the Isle of Ré.
1628. Compulsion of Charles I to assent to the Petition of Right, limiting the abuse of the royal authority. Buckingham assassinated.
Unsuccessful siege by Wallenstein of Straslund.
Fall of La Rochelle. See "Siege of La Rochelle," xi, [129].
1629. End of the Huguenot wars. Richelieu becomes prime minister of Louis XIII. See "Siege of La Rochelle," xi, [129].
Quebec captured by the English.