England and the British Isles, 1603-1685, Newton Key, Eastern Illinois University, Fall 2012

1603-1625 Reign of James VI & I

1625-1649 Reign of Charles I 1628 Parliament, 1628-29; Petition of Right; assassination of Buckingham 1629 Tumult in Commons; Beginning of eleven year's unparliamentary government

1637 Beginnings of Covenanter Revolt

1640 Short Parliament 1640 Long Parliament begins 1641 Irish Massacre 1642-1646 1st Civil War 1642 Battle of Edgehill

1644 Battle of Marston Moor 1644-45 Self-denying Ordinance; created 1645 Battle of Naseby 1646 Surrender at Oxford 1647 1 June Refusal to disband 3 June Seizure of the King 14 June Army declaration 23 June Remonstrance of the Army July Articles of Impeachment against the 11 Members 15-20 July Army Debates/March on /11 MPs withdraw 26 July Invasion of Parliament by apprentices 30 July Parliament sits in absence of Speaker 2 Aug. Heads of Proposals 3 Aug. MPs who fled join Army for march to London 18 Aug. Army remonstrance, re: acts from 30 July 30 Sept. Emergence of new 15-18 Oct. Case of the Army Truly Stated 22 Oct. examination of Case 29 Oct. meeting of council with authors of Case; presentation of the Agreement of the People 29 Oct.-6 Nov. Debates 11 Nov. King "escapes" to Isle of Wight 15 Nov. Ware (Corkbush Field) mutiny 1648 Jan. Parliament votes no further negotiations with King Apr.-Sept. 2nd Civil War Sept.-Nov. Negotiations with King, "Treaty" of Newport 6 Dec. Pride's Purge Dec.-Jan. Whitehall Debates 1649 Jan. Trial of King 30 Jan. Execution of King Feb.-Apr. Further Leveller Agitation March Act Abolishing Kingly Office March Act Abolishing Apr. Digger experiments May Last Army mutiny May England Declared a Free Commonwealth 1650 Engagement (Oath) Act; Act for the Propagation of the Gospel in Wales 1651 Navigation Act

1653 Assembly of Saints (Barebone's Parliament)

1658 Death of

1660 Restoration of Charles II

1672, 1673 Declaration of Indulgence (Charles II); Test Act

1678-79 Popish Plot 1679-81 Exclusion Parliaments

1683 Discovery of failed Rye House Plot 1685 Death of Charles II; Accession of James II