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This is a timeline of events leading up to, culminating in, and resulting from the English Civil Wars. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ...
Events prior to the English Civil War
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For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ...
Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...
Charles I (19 November 1600 â 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) was Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (June 13, 1625 - January 30, 1649) through her marriage to Charles I. The U.S. state of Maryland (in Latin, Terra Maria) was so named in her honour by Cæcilius Calvert...
Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ...
The Duke of Buckingham by Rubens George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (28 August 1592 â 23 August 1628) (IPA pronunciation: ) was one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all history. ...
1628 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...
In English law, a petition of right was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown. ...
Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ...
Archbishop William Laud (October 7, 1573 â January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury and a fervent supporter of King Charles I of England, whom he encouraged to believe in divine right. ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...
Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ...
The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...
Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...
The Church of Scotland (CofS; Scottish Gaelic: ), known informally by its pre-Union Scots name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. ...
Riot against use of prescribed prayer book The legendary Jenny Geddes famously threw her stool at the head of the minister in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, beginning a riot which led to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms that included the English Civil War. ...
The Covenanters, named after the Solemn League and Covenant, were a party that, originating in the Reformation movement, played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in that of England, during the 17th century. ...
Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ...
Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ...
The Bishopsâ WarsâBellum Episcopaleârefers to two armed encounters between Charles I and the Scottish Covenanters in 1639 and 1640, which helped to set the stage for the English Civil War and the subsequent Wars of the Three Kingdoms // The Scottish Reformation in 1560 was intended to settle the...
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1640 Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ...
The Short Parliament (April 13-May 5, 1640) of King Charles I is so called because it lasted only three weeks. ...
is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ...
The Treaty of Ripon was an agreement signed by Charles I of England and the Scots on October 26, 1640 in the aftermath of the Second Bishops War. ...
Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ...
The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, in 1640, following the Bishops Wars. ...
1642 until the outbreak of the Civil War is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) was Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (June 13, 1625 - January 30, 1649) through her marriage to Charles I. The U.S. state of Maryland (in Latin, Terra Maria) was so named in her honour by Cæcilius Calvert...
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is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Nineteen Propositions were a set of demands made on King Charles I of England by the English Parliament in 1642. ...
The First English Civil War -
The First English Civil War (1642â1646) was the first of three wars, known as the English Civil War (or Wars). The English Civil War refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1652, and includes the Second...
Events of 1642 Charles I (19 November 1600 â 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ...
The Siege of Hull in 1642 was the first major action of the English Civil War. ...
Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ...
is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Charles I (19 November 1600 â 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ...
For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ...
is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Powick Bridge, fought on 23 September 1642, was the first major cavalry engagement of the English Civil War and it was a decisive victory for the Royalists who overthrew of the Parliamentary cavalry. ...
is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War. ...
is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Brentford was fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces. ...
Events of 1643 is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Hopton Heath, in Staffordshire, was a battle of the First English Civil War, fought on Sunday 19 March 1643 between Parliamentarian forces led by Sir John Gell and Sir William Brereton and a Royalist force under Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton. ...
is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Chalgrove was a skirmish of the English Civil War in the county of Oxfordshire. ...
John Hampden John Hampden as depicted in the 1851 Illustrated London Reading Book John Hampden (circa 1595â1643) was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, a descendant of a very ancient family of that county, said to have been established...
is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Adwalton Moor was a battle in the English Civil War on 30 June 1643. ...
is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The English Civil War battle of Lansdowne (or Lansdown) was fought on July 5, 1643, near Bath. ...
, Bath is a small city in Somerset, England most famous for its historic baths fed by three hot springs. ...
is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
English Civil War battle fought near Devizes, on 13th July, 1643 Following the Battle of Lansdowne on 5th July, 1643, the same two armies faced each again at Rounday Down. ...
, Devizes is a town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ...
is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The two Battles of Newbury took place near Newbury, Berkshire during the English Civil War in 1643 and 1644. ...
is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Winceby took place in 1643 during the English Civil War near the village of Winceby, Lincolnshire about 6 km east of Horncastle Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, leading the Parlimentary Forces, defeated the Royalists led by Sir John Henderson. ...
Events of 1644 The Scots marched South and joined Parliament's army threatening York. is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Nantwich designates a fight of the English Civil War between the forces of Parliament and of King Charles I to the northwest of the town of Nantwich in Cheshire on 26 January 1644 (some sources say 24 January). ...
is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was the last battle won on English soil under the command of an English King. ...
is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants Scottish Covenanters, Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Earl of Leven, Earl of Manchester, Lord Fairfax Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Marquess of Newcastle Strength 7,000 horse, 500+ dragoons, 14,000 foot, 30 - 40 guns 6,000 horse, 11,000 foot, 14 guns Casualties 300 killed 4,000 killed, 1,500...
is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Earl of Essex Sir William Waller Earl of Manchester King Charles I Prince Maurice Strength 7,000 horse 12,000 foot 3,500 horse 5,000 foot Casualties unknown unknown The Second Battle of Newbury was a battle of the English Civil War fought on October...
is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Battle of Aberdeen Conflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms Date September 13, 1644 Place Aberdeen, Scotland Result Royalist Victory The Battle of Aberdeen was an engagement in the Scottish Civil War which took place between Royalist and Covenanter forces outside the city of Aberdeen on September 13, 1644. ...
Events of 1645 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Battle of Auldearn Conflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms Date May 9, 1645 Place Auldearn, Nairnshire Result Royalist Victory The Battle of Auldearn was an engagement of the Scottish Civil War, which took place on May 9, 1645, near the village of Auldearn in Nairnshire. ...
is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Sir Thomas Fairfax Oliver Cromwell King Charles I Prince Rupert of the Rhine Strength 6,000 horse 7,000 foot 4,100 horse 3,300 foot Casualties 150 total casualties[1] approximately 1,000 killed, 5,000 captured[1] The Battle of Naseby was the key...
is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Alford was an engagement of the Scottish Civil War, which took place near the village of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on July 2, 1645. ...
is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Battle of Aberdeen Conflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms Date August 15, 1645 Place Aberdeen, Scotland Result Royalist Victory The Battle of Kilsyth was an engagement of the Scottish Civil War which took place on August 15, 1645. ...
is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Philiphaugh was fought on September 13th, 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and took place outside the town of Philiphaugh near Selkirk in Scotland between the armies of the Royalist Marquis of Montrose, and the Covenanter army of General Leslie. ...
is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Rowton Heath was a Parliamentarian victory late in the English Civil War. ...
This article discusses Leicester in England. ...
For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ...
Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ...
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events of 1646 - 18 January, Siege of Dartmouth ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison.
- 3 February, Siege of Chester ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison after a 136 day siege.
- 16 February, Battle of Torrington victory for the New Model Army
- 10 March, Ralph Hopton surrenders the Royalist army at Tresillian bridge in Cornwall.
- 21 March, Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold the last pitched battle of the First Civil War is a victory for the New Model Army
- 5 May Charles surrendered to a Scottish army at Southwell, Nottinghamshire
- 13 April Siege of Exeter ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison.
- 6 May Newark fell to the Parliamenterians
- 24 June, Siege of Oxford ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison.
- 22 July, Siege of Worcester ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison.
- 27 July after a 65 day siege Wallingford Castle, The last English royalist stronghold, surrenders to Sir Thomas Fairfax.
is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Ralph Hopton (1598-1652) was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War. ...
Tresillian Bridge. ...
For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ...
is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Sir William Brereton Colonel Thomas Morgan Sir Jacob Astley Strength 2,500 Foot 600 horse 3,000 Foot 500 horse Casualties unknown less 1,000 killed 1,000 prisoners The Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold took place during the English Civil War. ...
A pitched battle is a battle where both sides choose to fight at a chosen location and time and where either side has the option to disengage either before the battle starts, or shortly after the first armed exchanges. ...
is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Vicars Court and the Residence Southwell is a small town in Nottinghamshire, England. ...
is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Siege of Oxford was a Parliamentarian victory late in the First English Civil War. ...
is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Siege of Worcester took place in 1646, towards the end of the First English Civil War, when Parliamentary forces under the command of Thomas Rainsborough besieged the city of Worcester, accepting the capitulation of the 104 Royalist defenders on July 22 1646. ...
is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Wallingford Castle 1913. ...
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (January 17, 1612 - November 12, 1671), parliamentary general and commander-in-chief during the English Civil War, the eldest son of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, was born at Denton, near Otley, Yorkshire. ...
Events of 1647 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The front of Raglan Castle, showing the main gatehouse. ...
is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Harlech Castle, located in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a concentric castle, constructed atop a cliff close to the Irish Sea. ...
The Second English Civil War -
Combatants Royalist Forces Parliamentary Forces: Commanders King Charles I Duke of Hamilton Earl of Norwich Baron Capel Oliver Cromwell Thomas Fairfax Thomas Horton The Second English Civil War (1648â1649) was the second of three wars known as the English Civil War (or Wars) which refers to the series of...
Events of 1648 is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The battle of St. ...
is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Seige of Pembroke took place in 1648 during the Second English Civil War. ...
is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Maidstone was a battle in the Second English Civil War (1648). ...
is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The siege of Colchester occurred in the summer on 1648 when the English Civil War reignited in several areas of Britain. ...
is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
See Battle of Preston (1715) for the battle of the Jacobite Rising. ...
Prides Purge was the occasion when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the House of Commons all those who were not supporters of Oliver Cromwell. ...
For other uses, see Oliver Cromwell (disambiguation). ...
Events of 1649 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
// Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...
Charles I (19 November 1600 â 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ...
is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Third English Civil War -
The Third English Civil War (1649â1651) was the third of three wars known as the English Civil War (or Wars) which refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1652 and include the First English Civil War...
1650 is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Battle of Hamilton. ...
is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cromwell at Dunbar, Andrew Carrick Gow The Battle of Dunbar (3 September 1650) was a battle of the Third English Civil War. ...
1651 is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Battle of Inverkeithing [1] (20 July 1651) was a battle in the Third English Civil War. ...
is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants English Parlimentry forces loyal to Oliver Cromwell English and Scottish Royalists loyal to King Charles II Strength 31,000 less than 16,000 Casualties 200 3,000 killed, more than 10,000 prisoners The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England and was the...
Events after the English Civil War The English Interregnum was the period of parliamentary and military rule in the land occupied by modern-day England and Wales after the English Civil War. ...
// Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...
Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ...
Motto: PAX QUÃRITUR BELLO (English: Peace is sought through war) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Language(s) English Government Republic Lord Protector - 1649-1658 Oliver Cromwell Legislature Rump Parliament Barebones Parliament History - Declaration of Commonwealth May 19, 1649 - Declaration of Breda April 4, 1660 Area 130,395...
Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ...
Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by...
Motto PAX QUÃRITUR BELLO (English: Peace is sought through war) Anthem Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Language(s) English; Irish; Scots Gaelic; Welsh Government Republic Lord Protector - 1653-1658 Oliver Cromwell - 1658-1659 Richard Cromwell Legislature Parliament (1st, 2nd, 3rd) History - Instrument of Government December 16, 1653 - Resignation of...
For other uses, see Oliver Cromwell (disambiguation). ...
Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by...
// Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ...
Richard Cromwell (4 October 1626 â 12 July 1712) was the third son of Oliver Cromwell, and the second Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, for little over eight months, from 3 September 1658 until 25 May 1659. ...
// Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ...
// Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ...
Motto: PAX QUÃRITUR BELLO (English: Peace is sought through war) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Language(s) English Government Republic Lord Protector - 1649-1658 Oliver Cromwell Legislature Rump Parliament Barebones Parliament History - Declaration of Commonwealth May 19, 1649 - Declaration of Breda April 4, 1660 Area 130,395...
For other uses, see Restoration. ...
Links to other English Civil War timelines - A national Civil War timeline
- Events in and around Lincolnshire
- Cornwall in the English Civil War
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