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
The Past
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
July 2, 1644 — The Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor, which is located near York in northern England, was a decisive engagement in the English...
November 29, 2021
March 17, 1628 — The 3rd Parliament of Charles I first assembles
Against a backdrop of royal poverty and worsening relations with that institution, Charles I of England summoned his third Parliament...
December 9, 2021
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