1640
| 1640 • The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between the Scottish Covenanters and Charles I of England. |
1638
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| 1638 • Settlers from Sweden arrive on the ships Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip to establish the settlement of New Sweden in Delaware, beginning the Swedish colonization of the Americas. |