poltical events Flashcards
1603
James VI of scotland becomes James I of England and ireland on the death of Elizabeth I
1606
failure of James plan for a union of England and scotland
1612
death of prince Henry
1616
emergence as Buckingham as favourite of James I
1621
lionel cranfield appointed lord treasurer
1621
James I tears protestation out of commons journal
1625
Charles I crowned king
1627
five knights case
1628
assination of Buckingham
1628
petition of right
1637
trial of Prynne Burton and bastwick
1638
hampdens case ends
1641
trial and execution of wentworth
1641
grand remonstrance
1642
outbreak of civil war in England
1644
creation of new model army
1646
defeat of Charles I in first civil war
1647
politicisation of new model army
1648
defeat of Charles I in second civil war
1649
regicide of Charles I
1649
Cromwell leads invasion of Ireland