Checklist of Some Leading Dates

1637		King attempts to impose Prayer book on Scots
1638		Scottish assembly takes National Covenant
1639		Charles attempts war against Scots;
	June	forced to make peace at Berwick
1640	April-May	Short Parliament
	August	2nd war against Scots, who occupy NE England.
	Nov	Peace at Ripon in Nov.: Charles promises £850 a day to the Scots
	3 November	Long Parliament assembles
	December	Laud imprisoned; Root & Branch petition against episcopacy
1641	February	Triennial Act
	Spring	Proceedings against Strafford; fears of Catholic disaffection in the northern army.
	3 May	Commons Protestation against Popery.
	5 May	Pym reveals details of Army Plot to the Commons.
	10 May	Charles accepts Bill of Attainder against Strafford (executed 12 May) and Bill stating that Parliament can only be dissolved with its own consent.
	July	Star Chamber and High Commission abolished.
	Aug-November	Charles goes to Scotland seeking allies.
	23 October	Rebellion in Ireland; news reaches England, 1. November.
	22 November	Grand Remonstrance passed by 11 votes.
	21 December	New Common Council in London brings the city over to Parliament.
	23 December	Charles rejects Grand Remonstrance, and attempts to gain control of the Tower.
	29 December	Bishops protest against mob violence, and are impeached by the Commons.
1642	3 January	Impeachment of 5 Members; attempt to arrest them fails,
	4 January	Charles abandons London
	February	Act barring Bishops from House of Lords.
	March	Militia Ordinance, which Charles refuses to accept.
	August	Outbreak of civil war.
1643	June	Westminster Assembly, to settle religion
	17 August	Solemn League and Covenant (military & religious alliance with Scots)
	December	Death of Pym.
1645	January	Self Denying Ordinance, leading to creation of New Model Army under Fairfax and Cromwell;
	June	Battle of Naseby. Prayer Book replaced by Directory; Laud executed.
1646	February	Last royalist army collapses; Charles surrenders to the Scots,
	May	Parliament abolishes episcopacy and approves Presbyterianism.
1647		Scottish army is paid off and returns home, handing over Charles to Parliament.
	March	Parliamentary plan to disband New Model leads to election of Agitators.
	23 May	Parliament orders New Model to disband; army refuses.
	2 June	Army rendezvous at Newmarket, and the Engagement (5 June).
	3 June	Joyce seizes the king.
	15 June	Army accuses 11 leading Presbyterian MPs of treason.
	July	Army debates at Reading on whether to march on London. Officers issue Heads of the Proposals (constitutional scheme). The 11 Members flee, but mob riots in London for Charles and against the Army led to the flight of 60 Independent MPs to the Army for protection.
1647	6 August	Army enters London and restores Independent MPs.
	October	Leveller 1st Agreement of the People debated at Putney, October-November;
	11 November	last meeting of Army Council.
	11 November	Charles escapes from the Army and flees to the Isle of Wight.
	15 November	Attempted army mutiny at Corkbush Field, Ware
	26 December	Charles signs agreement with the Scots.
1648	3 January	Parliament's Vote of No Further Addresses to the king.
	March-August	2nd Civil War.
	6 December	Pride's Purge (Army purges Presbyterians from Parliament).
1649	6 January	The Rump (of the Long Parliament) sets up High Court of Justice to try the king.
	30 January	Execution of Charles. Rump abolishes House of Lords (March) and proclaims a republic (May) but Scots declare for Charles II.
1649	Aug	Cromwell's campaign in Ireland
1650	June	Cromwell invades Scotland; Battle of Dunbar, 3 September
1651		Charles II & Scots invade England; routed by Cromwell at Worcester, 3 September.
1652-54		War against the Dutch.
1653	20 April	Cromwell dissolves the Rump
	4 July	Barebones Parliament assembles
	12 December	Barebones resigns
	12 December	Establishment of Protectorate under the Instrument of Government (devised by Lambert)
1654	September	First Protectorate Parliament
1655	Spring	Royalist risings, followed by the rule of the Major-Generals, 1655-6. Expedition to West Indies failed to capture Hispaniola but takes Jamaica, leading to war with Spain 1655-59.
1656	September	2nd Protectorate Parliament (2nd session 1657 June January-February 1658)
1657	March	Humble Petition and Advice; Parliament offers Cromwell the crown.
	June	Cromwell refuses the crown, but is installed as hereditary Lord Protector.
1658	3 September	Death of Cromwell; his son Richard succeeds.
1659	May	Army forces Richard to restore Rump;
	October	Richard resigns.
	December	Rump interrupted by an army coup.
1660	February	General Monk enters London; MPs secluded at Pride's Purge resume their seats.
	March	Long Parliament dissolves itself.
	April	Convention Parliament meets.
	May	Charles II proclaimed and returns to England.