What Happened in March 1648

Historical Events

Charles I's Failed Escape

Mar 20 King Charles I of England first tries to escape captivity at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight by climbing out a window - but gets stuck [1]

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 12 Tirso de Molina, Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and Roman Catholic monk (The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest), dies at about 63
  • Mar 14 Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 63