June 14, 1645– Cromwell’s forces triumph at Naseby
Cromwell and Fairfax had recruited their New Model Army in the early months of 1645, taking advantage of King Charles...
November 24, 2021
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December 6, 1648 — Colonel Pride purges the Houses of Parliament
At the direction of Cromwell, Colonel Thomas Pride took elements of their forces – his own Regiment of Foot and...
November 19, 2021
January 6, 1649 — The Rump Parliament appoints a High Court to try the King
The Rump Parliament was what remained of the British Parliament after Colonel Pride had purged it a month earlier, leaving...
November 14, 2021
January 30, 1649 — King Charles I of England is executed
It is the decisive exclamation mark that ends the English Civil War. Never before had an English monarch been deposed,...
November 9, 2021
August 15, 1649 — Cromwell lands in Ireland
The initial stages of Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland started well for him. His forces triumphed over the Royalist and Irish...
November 4, 2021
September 3, 1651 — Cromwell’s forces triumph at Worcester
The final encounter of the English Civil War was a bruising and thorough defeat for King Charles the First and...
October 24, 2021
June 3, 1653 — England triumphs over Holland in the Battle of the Gabbard
The decisive naval encounter of the First Anglo-Dutch War, the Battle of the Gabbard saw the English, led by Generals...
October 14, 2021
December 16, 1653 — Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England
The final resolution of the power vacuum that existed in England after King Charles I was deposed was somewhat inevitable:...
October 9, 2021
May 8, 1654 — The Treaty of Westminster officially ends the first Anglo-Dutch War
The first Anglo-Dutch War was largely a result of the formation of the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell after...
October 4, 2021
September 3, 1658 — Oliver Cromwell dies
Hated by the Irish for his invasion the previous decade, Oliver Cromwell’s manner of death must have given them some...
September 29, 2021
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