Sir Edmund Verney (1590-1642) was a casualty of the battle of Edgehill. Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was the first major engagement of the First English Civil War. ...

Knighted by King James in 1611, he accompanied King Charles I when he attempted to woo the Spanish Infanta in 1623, but caused an incident by punching a priest in the face. This did not prevent his appointment as Knight-Marshal when Charles became King in 1625. James VI and I King of England, Scotland and Ireland James VI of Scotland and I of England (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was a King who ruled over England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. ... Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. ... In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, Infante (masc. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

In 1642 he was appointed Royal Standard-Bearer at Nottingham but two months later he was killed at Edgehill. Legend has it only his severed hand was found, still clutching the standard. Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ...