Birth of Henry Bennet
Birth of Henry Bennet
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Henry Bennett Biography and Timeline
Follow Henry Bennett through 15 dated historical records for England.
Henry Bennett, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1618–1685Years on this page
1618
1644
Battle of Andover
Fights for the Royalists
Role range: 1642-1649
1650
Exile of Henry Bennett
Bennett joins the exiled Royal family
1654
Royalist Exile
Serves in the exiled Stuart royalist circle rather than as secretary to James I
1657
Knighthood
Bennett recieves a knighthood
1667
CABAL
A group of ministers of King Charles II of England (Sir Thomas Clifford, Lord Arlington, the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Ashley, and Lord Lauderdale), whose initial letters coincidentally spelled CABAL, and who were the signers of the public Treaty of Dover
Postmaster General
Appointed Postmaster General
1668
Triple Alliance
Negotiates the Triple Alliance against France
Role range: 1662-1674
1670
Treaty of Dover
The Treaty of Dover is confided to just Arlington & Clifford
Role range: 1662-1674
1672
Peerage
Created Earl Arlington, 1st
Role range: 1662-1674
Peerage
Bennett is awarded the Garter
Role range: 1662-1674
1673
Declaration of Indulgence
The Lords reject the Declaration of Indulgence. Advises Charles to submit the legality of the declaration of indulgence to the Lords
1674
Impeachment
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain. Charged by the Commons with "popery"
Role range: 1662-1674
Resignation of Henry Bennett
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain
Role range: 1662-1674
1685
Death of Henry Bennett
Death of Henry Bennet
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.