Key Dates: The Early Stuarts and the Origins of Civil War Flashcards
March 1603
Accession of James I
April 1603
Millenary Petition presented to James
December 1603
Execution of Bye and Main Plotters
August 1604
Treaty of London, with Spain
September 1604
New canons for Church of England
January 1604
Hampton Court Conference
December 1604
Richard Bancroft made Archbishop of Canterbury
November 1605
Gunpowder Plot discovered
July 1606
Bate’s case
March 1608
New Book of Rates and Impositions levied
November 1610
Great Contract rejected
1611
Authorised version of the Bible published
May 1611
George Abbot made Archbishop of Canterbury
February 1613
Marriage of Elizabeth and Frederick of the Palatinate
December 1614
Cockayne’s Project
May 1618
Outbreak of Thirty Years War
1618
Book of Sports issued
March 1621
Cranfield made Lord Treasurer
November 1621
William Laud made Bishop of St David’s
December 1621
Protestation of the Commons
February 1623
Buckingham and Charles travel to Madrid
June 1625
Marriage of Charles and Henrietta Maria
March 1625
Death of James
December 1625
Failure of expedition to Cadiz
September 1626
Forced loan levied
October 1627
Failure of the expedition to La Rochelle
November 1627
Five Knights’ Case
June 1628
Charles accepts Petition of Right
August 1628
Assassination of Buckingham
March 1629
Dissolution of parliament; the Three Resolutions
January 1632
Wentworth appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland
August 1633
Laud appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
October 1634
First writs issued for ship money
June 1635
Ship money levied on the whole country
June 1637
Prynne, Bastwick and Burton punished for writing against Bishops
July 1637
Riots in Edinburgh over new Prayer Book
November 1637
Trial of John Hampden over refusal to pay ship money
February 1638
National Covenant drawn up in Scotland
June 1639
First Bishops’ War
September 1639
Return of Wentworth from Ireland
April 1640
Short Parliament meets
August 1640
Second Bishops’ War
October 1640
Treaty of Rippon
November 1640
Long Parliament meets
December 1640
Impeachment of royal ministers
February 1641
Triennial Act
May 1641
Execution of Strafford
October 1641
Outbreak of Irish Rebellion
November 1641
Grand Remonstrance passed
January 1642
Attempted arrest of five MPs by Charles
March 1642
Militia Ordinance passed
June 1642
Charles rejects the Nineteen Propositions
August 1642
Charles raises his standard at Nottingham
October 1642
Battle of Edgehill
November 1642
Royal forces halted at Turnham Green
September 1643
Royal advance on London stopped
Solemn League and Covenant between Parliament and the Scots
July 1644
Battle of Marston Moor
February 1645
Creation of the New Model Army
April 1645
Self-Denying Ordinance
June 1645
Battle of Naseby
May 1646
Charles surrenders to the Scots at Newcastle
June 1646
Surrender of Oxford
End of the first Civil War
July 1646
Parliament sends Charles the Newcastle Propositions
February 1647
Scots hand Charles over to Parliament
June 1647
Army seize Charles and start independent negotiations
August 1647
Heads of Proposals presented to Charles
October-November 1647
Putney Debates
December 1647
Charles signs the Engagement with the Scots
January 1648
Parliament ends negotiations with Charles (Vote of No Addresses)
August 1648
Battle of Preston
November 1648
Army Remonstrance
6th December 1648
Pride’s Purge
January 1649
The Trial and Execution of Charles I
March 1649
Monarchy and Lords abolished
May 1649
Leveller mutiny defeated
England becomes a Commonwealth
July 1649
Cromwell to Ireland
June 1650
Cromwell returns from Ireland
July 1650
Cromwell leads army to Scotland
September 1651
Battle of Worcester
April 1653
Rump expelled
July 1653
Barebone’s Parliament opens
December 1653
Barebone’s Parliament resigns
Cromwell made Lord Protector
September 1654
First Protectorate Parliament
March 1655
Penruddock’s Rising
August 1655
Introduction of the rule of the Major-Generals until January 1657
September 1656
Second Protectorate Parliament
February 1657
Proposals to make Cromwell king
March 1657
Humble Petition and Advice
May 1657
Cromwell refuses the Crown
September 1658
Death of Cromwell
January 1659
Richard Cromwell summons Parliament
April 1659
Parliament dissolved
May 1659
Rump restored
Richard Cromwell retires
October 1659
Army remove Rump and replace it with Committee of Safety
December 1659
Rump reassembles
January 1660
Monck enters England
March 1660
Long Parliament dissolved and elections called for Convention Parliament
April 1660
Declaration of Breda
Convention Parliament
May 1660
Convention proclaims Charles king
Charles enters London
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Accession of James I
March 1603
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Millenary Petition presented to James
April 1603
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Execution of Bye and Main Plotters
December 1603
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Treaty of London, with Spain
August 1604
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New canons for Church of England
September 1604
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Hampton Court Conference
January 1604
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Richard Bancroft made Archbishop of Canterbury
December 1604
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Gunpowder Plot discovered
November 1605
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Bate’s case
July 1606
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New Book of Rates and Impositions levied
March 1608
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Great Contract rejected
November 1610
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Authorised version of the Bible published
1611
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George Abbot made Archbishop of Canterbury
May 1611
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Marriage of Elizabeth and Frederick of the Palatinate
February 1613
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Cockayne’s Project
December 1614
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Outbreak of Thirty Years War
May 1618
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Book of Sports issued
1618
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Cranfield made Lord Treasurer
March 1621
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William Laud made Bishop of St David’s
November 1621
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Protestation of the Commons
December 1621
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Buckingham and Charles travel to Madrid
February 1623
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Marriage of Charles and Henrietta Maria
June 1625
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Death of James
March 1625
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Failure of expedition to Cadiz
December 1625
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Forced loan levied
September 1626
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Failure of the expedition to La Rochelle
October 1627
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Five Knights’ Case
November 1627
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Charles accepts Petition of Right
June 1628
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Assassination of Buckingham
August 1628
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Dissolution of parliament; the Three Resolutions
March 1629
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Wentworth appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland
January 1632
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Laud appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
August 1633
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First writs issued for ship money
October 1634
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Ship money levied on the whole country
June 1635
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Prynne, Bastwick and Burton punished for writing against Bishops
June 1637
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Riots in Edinburgh over new Prayer Book
July 1637
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Trial of John Hampden over refusal to pay ship money
November 1637
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National Covenant drawn up in Scotland
February 1638
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First Bishops’ War
June 1639
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Return of Wentworth from Ireland
September 1639
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Short Parliament meets
April 1640
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Second Bishops’ War
August 1640
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Treaty of Rippon
October 1640
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Long Parliament meets
November 1640
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Impeachment of royal ministers
December 1640
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Triennial Act
February 1641
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Execution of Strafford
May 1641
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Outbreak of Irish Rebellion
October 1641
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Grand Remonstrance passed
November 1641
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Attempted arrest of five MPs by Charles
January 1642
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Militia Ordinance passed
March 1642
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Charles rejects the Nineteen Propositions
June 1642
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Charles raises his standard at Nottingham
August 1642
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Battle of Edgehill
October 1642
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Royal forces halted at Turnham Green
November 1642
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Royal advance on London stopped
Solemn League and Covenant between Parliament and the Scots
September 1643
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Battle of Marston Moor
July 1644
t
Creation of the New Model Army
February 1645
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Self-Denying Ordinance
April 1645
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Battle of Naseby
June 1645
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Charles surrenders to the Scots at Newcastle
May 1646
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Surrender of Oxford
End of the first Civil War
June 1646
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Parliament sends Charles the Newcastle Propositions
July 1646
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Scots hand Charles over to Parliament
February 1647
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Army seize Charles and start independent negotiations
June 1647
t
Heads of Proposals presented to Charles
August 1647
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Putney Debates
October-November 1647
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Charles signs the Engagement with the Scots
December 1647
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Parliament ends negotiations with Charles (Vote of No Addresses)
January 1648
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Battle of Preston
August 1648
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Army Remonstrance
November 1648
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Pride’s Purge
6th December 1648
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The Trial and Execution of Charles I
January 1649
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Monarchy and Lords abolished
March 1649
t
Leveller mutiny defeated
England becomes a Commonwealth
May 1649
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Cromwell to Ireland
July 1649
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Cromwell returns from Ireland
June 1650
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Cromwell leads army to Scotland
July 1650
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Battle of Worcester
September 1651
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Rump expelled
April 1653
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Barebone’s Parliament opens
July 1653
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Barebone’s Parliament resigns
Cromwell made Lord Protector
December 1653
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First Protectorate Parliament
September 1654
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Penruddock’s Rising
March 1655
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Introduction of the rule of the Major-Generals until January 1657
August 1655
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Second Protectorate Parliament
September 1656
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Proposals to make Cromwell king
February 1657
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Humble Petition and Advice
March 1657
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Cromwell refuses the Crown
May 1657
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Death of Cromwell
September 1658
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Richard Cromwell summons Parliament
January 1659
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Parliament dissolved
April 1659
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Rump restored
Richard Cromwell retires
May 1659
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Army remove Rump and replace it with Committee of Safety
October 1659
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Rump reassembles
December 1659
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Monck enters England
January 1660
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Long Parliament dissolved and elections called for Convention Parliament
March 1660
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Declaration of Breda
Convention Parliament
April 1660
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Convention proclaims Charles king
Charles enters London
May 1660