Editing 1645 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 3]] &ndash; The [[Long Parliament]] adopts the ''[[Directory for Public Worship]]'' in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, replacing the [[Book of Common Prayer]] ([[1559]]). Holy Days (other than Sundays) are not to be observed.
* [[January 10]] &ndash; [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[William Laud]] is executed for [[treason]] on [[Tower Hill]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1645|title=Historical Events for Year 1645 &#124; OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> 
* [[January 14]] &ndash; [[English Civil War]]: [[Thomas Fairfax]] is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentarians.
* [[January 29]] &ndash; [[English Civil War]]: [[Treaty of Uxbridge|Armistice talks]] open at [[Uxbridge]].
* [[February 2]] &ndash; [[Battle of Inverlochy (1645)|Battle of Inverlochy]]: The Scottish [[Covenanter]]s are defeated by [[James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose|Montrose]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL24|desc=Battle of Inverlochy II|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
* [[February 15]] &ndash; [[English Civil War]]: The [[New Model Army]] is officially founded.
* [[February 28]] &ndash; [[English Civil War]]: The Uxbridge armistice talks fail.
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[English Civil War]]: [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine|Prince Rupert]] leaves [[Oxford]] for [[Bristol]].
* [[March 5]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]] &ndash; [[Battle of Jankau]]: The armies of [[Sweden]] decisively defeat the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, in one of the bloodiest battles of the war, in southern Bohemia, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Prague. 
* [[March 31]] &ndash; Fearing the spread of the [[Black Death]] (plague), [[Edinburgh]] Town Council prohibits all gatherings except weddings and funerals.