1622 in England

Events from the year 1622 in England.

Incumbents

6 January – the Banqueting House, Whitehall, is opened with a performance of Ben Jonson's The Masque of Augurs designed by the building's architect, Inigo Jones.
7 January – John Pym arrested for criticizing the King in Parliament.
8 February – King James I disbands Parliament.
22 February – a patent is granted for Dud Dudley's process for smelting iron ore with coke.
22 March – in the Jamestown massacre, Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia and destroy the Henricus settlement.
22 April – Capture of Ormuz from the Portuguese by an Anglo-Persian force.
23 May – Nathaniel Butter begins publication in London of Newes from Most Parts of Christendom or Weekly News from Italy, Germany, Hungaria, Bohemia, the Palatinate, France and the Low Countries, one of the first regular English language newspapers.
25 May – the East India Company ship Tryall sinks when it hits the Tryal Rocks reef off Australia. 94 out of the 143 crew die.
William Oughtred invents the slide rule.
Boston Manor House is built in London by Dame Mary Reade.
First record of bottled spring water in England at Holy Well, Malvern.
Vicariate Apostolic of England is established.

Francis Bacon publishes his History of the Reign of King Henry VII
William Burton's Description of Leicester Shire published.
Second part of Michael Drayton's Poly-Olbion published.
Sir Richard Hawkins' narrative of his adventures Voiage into the South Sea published.

23 January – William Baffin, explorer
31 January – Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire
19 February – Sir Henry Savile, scholar, mathematician, Bible translator, MP and benefactor
5 March – Christopher Jones, ship's captain, master of the Mayflower
17 April – Richard Hawkins, seaman
1 July – William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, politician
October – Sir George Buck, antiquary, historian and MP
William Leighton, composer