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The Treaty of Ripon is signed, ending the hostilities of the Second Bishops’ War.
Treaty of Ripon
The Treaty of Ripon was a truce between Charles I, King of England, and the Covenanters, a Scottish political movement, which brought a cessation of hostilities to the Second Bishops' War.
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.
October 28
October 28 is the 301st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 64 days remain until the end of the year.