WHAT HAPPENED IN 1649.
Look what happened the 1649.

English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. (4. January 1649)

Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes". (20. January 1649)

King Charles I of England is beheaded. (30. January 1649)

The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parliament of England nor the Parliament of Ireland. (6. February 1649)

The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil. (19. February 1649)

The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil. (11. March 1649)

The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England". (19. March 1649)

An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years. (19. May 1649)

Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities. (1. June 1649)

The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. (2. September 1649)

Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison. (11. September 1649)

Sack of Wexford: After a ten-day siege, English New Model Army troops (under Oliver Cromwell) stormed the town of Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. (11. October 1649)

New Ross town, Co. Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell. (19. October 1649)