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1633| 1606–1657 | Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Hungary, Transylvania [treaties] | The 1606 peace treaties between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires lead to half a century of peace and stability in Hungary; no major campaigns are fought between the two, though frontier skirmishes and raids are endemic, and Transylvania develops into a rich regional power. | | 1607–1700 | North America, UK [food and drink] | Fruits introduced to the North American colonies from England include apples, which adapt well in New England, and peaches, which grow easily in Virginia and other warmer regions. Native vegetables like pumpkins, squash, and beans are favoured over European vegetables. | | 1633 | England [poetry] | The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations, a collection of poems by the English metaphysical poet George Herbert, is published posthumously. | | 23 February 1633 | England [births and deaths] | Samuel Pepys, English diarist known for his Diary, which provides a look at upper class life in England during the 1660s, born in London, England (–1703). | | 14 October 1633 | England [births and deaths] | James II, King of Great Britain 1685–88, son of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria, deposed in the Glorious Revolution (1688), born in London, England (–1701). | | November 1633 | Spanish Netherlands [political events] | The Spanish infanta Isabella dies in Brussels; henceforth the Spanish Netherlands are governed from Spain. The States-General (parliament) of the Spanish Netherlands does not meet again until 1790. |
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