events
August 10, 1641
The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
Treaty of London (1641)
The Treaty of London was an agreement signed between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland in 1641 which formally brought an end to the 1639 to 1640 Bishops' Wars.
Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were two separate conflicts fought in 1639 and 1640 between Scotland and England, with Scottish Royalists allied to England. They were the first of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which also include the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, and the 1650 to 1652 Anglo-Scottish War.
August 10
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 143 days remain until the end of the year.