Editing 1641 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 5]] &ndash; In England, the [[Long Parliament]] abolishes the Court of [[Star Chamber]].<ref>''BBC History'', July 2011, p. 12.</ref>
* [[July 12]] &ndash; Portugal and the [[Dutch Republic]] sign a [[Treaty of The Hague (1641)|Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance]] at The Hague. The treaty is not respected by both parties, and as a consequence has no effect in the Portuguese colonies ([[Brazil]] and [[Angola]]) that are under Dutch rule.
* [[August 10]] &ndash; Charles I of England signs the [[Treaty of London (1641)|Treaty of London]] ending the [[Bishops' Wars]] between England and Scotland.
* [[September 14]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Péronne (1641)|Treaty of Péronne]] is signed between [[Honoré II, Prince of Monaco]] and [[France]]'s King [[Louis XIII]], guaranteeing the Grimaldi family the right to rule [[Monaco]] in return for the principality becoming a French protectorate.
* [[September 18]]
**In Germany, the [[Siege of Dorsten]] by the [[Holy Roman Empire]] ends after nine weeks with the surrender of the [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel]] after the Hessians suffer 1,350 casualties.
**In France, the siege of [[Bapaume]] ends with the surrender of the fortress by its Spanish occupiers.
* [[September 23]] &ndash; The English ship ''[[Merchant Royal]]'' sinks off [[Cornwall]] along with its cargo of {{convert|100000|lb}} of gold and 18 of its 58 crew. More than 380 years later, treasure seekers  will still not have located the wreckage.<ref>[https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-ps1-billion-lost-treasure-of-the-merchant-royal-the-el-dorado-of-the-seas "The Ship of Gold: The '£1 Billion' Lost Treasure of the Merchant Royal"], Sky Network/History Channel.</ref>