Key Dates for Coursework Flashcards
3rd September 1658
Death of Oliver Cromwell
January 1659
Richard Cromwell summons parliament
22nd April 1659
Richard Cromwell dissolves parliament
7th May 1659
Restoration of the Rump
May 1659
Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector
1st August 1659
Booth’s rising
13th October 1659
Rump Parliament removed by the army and replaced by the ‘Committee of Safety’, run by Fleetwood
16th December 1659
Rump has reassembled
1st January 1660
General Monck crosses the River Tweed and enters England
3rd February 1660
Monck reaches London
16th March 1660
Long Parliament dissolved and elections called to the Convention Parliament
17th March 1660
Monck sends advice to Charles
4th April 1660
Declaration of Breda
25th April 1660
Convention Parliament meets
1st May 1660
Declaration of Breda read to the Commons
8th May 1660
Convention parliament proclaims Charles king by right
26th May 1660
Charles lands at Dover
29th May 1660
Charles enters London
21st February 1660
Return of 73 Purged members of Long Parliament