Protectorate Flashcards
Anglo-Dutch war ended- Treaty of Westminster
April 1654
Beginning of the first protectorate parliament-
Sep-1654
Western design sets off
December 1654
Cromwell dissolved the first protectorate parliament
January 1654
Penruddocks royalist rising suppressed
March 1655
Defeat of western design at San Domingo
April 1655
Western design force captured Jamaica
May 1655
Appointment of the major-generals
August 1655
War with Spain began
October 1655
Cromwell allowed re-admission of the Jews to England
December 1655
Opening of second protectorate p and exclusion of 100+MPs
September 1656
English capture Spanish plate fleet of Cadiz
September 1656
James nayler case
October 1656
Cromwell abandoned rule of major generals
January 1657
Humble petition and advice presented to Cromwell
March 1657
Defeat of Spanish at Santa Cruz
April 1657
Cromwell attempted humble petition except the title of kind
May 1657
End of fist session of the second protectorate p
June 1657
Beginning second session of 2nd protectorate p
Jan 1658
Second session dissolved
February 1658
Surrender of Dunkirk to the English
June 1658
Death of Oliver Cromwell-succeed by Richard Cromwell
Sep 1658
Meeting of third protectorate p
January 1658
Richard attempts to restrict religious toleration
January 1659
Dissolution of the third protectorate p
April 1659
Recall of the rump
May 1659
Defeat of the royalist rising-Booth
August 1659
Army expel the rump
August 1659
Committee of Safety established by the army-fleetwood
August 1659
Rump reinstated
December 1659
Moncks army arrived in England after declaring the rump
January 1660
Monck arrives in London and allowed the excluded MPs from prides purge to return= establishment of long parliament
February 1660
Long parliament dissolved
March 1660
Charles II issues declaration of Breda
April 1660
Meeting of the Convention Parliament
April 1660
Convention vote that the government should be by king commons and lords
May 5th 1660
Charles II is gladly welcomed back to England
29th may 1660
Oath of engagement abolished
January 1654