The Disintegration of the Political Nation 1646-1649 Flashcards
Disbandment of some New Model regiments
Feb 1647
Purge of officer ranks
March 1647
Publication of Levellers ‘Large Petition’
March 1647
Parliament voted to disband the New Model Army
25 May 1647
Mutiny of two regiments
31 May 1647
The seizure of the king
2 June 1647
General rendezvous of the army
4 June 1647
Council of the Army met at Reading
July 1647
Heads of the Proposals
2 Aug 1647
Army enters London
4 Aug 1647
Solemn Engagement published by Londoner
21 Aug 1647
The Agreement of the People
October 1647
Putney Debates
October 1647
Escape of King Charles
11 Nov 1647
The Four Bills
14 Dec 1647
The Engagement with the Scots
26 Dec 1647
Vote of No Addresses
Jan 1648
Royalist attack on Berwick
April 1648
Surrender of Hamilton’s Royalist army
25 Aug 1648
Final Royalist defeat at Pontefract
March 1649
Siege of Pembroke Castle: Parliamentarian victory
11 April-July 1648
Cromwell orders Haverfordwest Castle to be destroyed
July 1648
Langdale leads invasion force to Berwick
28 April 1648
Musgrave leads invasion force to Carlisle
30 April 1648
Kentish Rebellion
May-June 1648
Siege of Colchester: Parliamentarian victory
June-Aug 1648
Battle of Preston: Decisive Parliamentarian victory
August 1648
Windsor Prayer Meeting
April 1648
Parliament revoked the Vote of No Addresses
24 August 1648
Treaty of Newport discussions opened
18 Sept 1648
Remonstrance of the Army
20 Nov 1648
Pride’s Purge
6 Dec 1648
Canterbury Rising
25 Dec 1648
House of Commons declares itself independent of king and Lords
4 Jan 1649
Trial of King Charles I commences
20 Jan 1649
Guilty verdict handed down
27 Jan 1649
Execution of King Charles
30 Jan 1649
