As soon as the war began, the creation of a pious and professional army to serve the English Parliament became his principal concern, and in 1645 he pushed for the formation of a standing army, with central funding and central direction.
In some cultures in the Northern Hemisphere, the astronomical March equinox (varying between 19 and 21 March) is taken to mark the first day of spring, and the Northern solstice (around 21 June) is taken as the first day of summer. In other traditions, the equinox is taken as mid-spring.
We wanted to be sure that the dates listed are accurate, so the college or Univ name is a link to the Academic Calendar for that school. Spring Break Europe is scheduled for two weekends, June 2nd to 5th and June 16th to 21st. Spring Break will begin as early as February 13th for Canadian colleges and it works it's way south over the next two weeks to colleges in Illinois, Indianna and Michigan. This year the first peak weeks will be Mar 7th to Mar 21st.