Birth of Henry Bennet28 July 1618
Birth of Henry Bennet
Historical person
Henry Bennett Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Bennett, based on 15 World History Database records associated with England.
15 records1618–168514 events4 places
Chronological biography
1618
1644
Battle of Andover1644
Fights for the Royalists
1650
Exile of Henry Bennett1650
Bennett joins the exiled Royal family
1654
Royalist Exile1654
Serves in the exiled Stuart royalist circle rather than as secretary to James I
1657
Knighthood1657
Bennett recieves a knighthood
1667
CABAL1667
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 General1667
Appointed Postmaster General
1668
Triple Alliance1668
Negotiates the Triple Alliance against France
1670
Treaty of Dover1670
The Treaty of Dover is confided to just Arlington & Clifford
1672
Peerage22 April 1672
Created Earl Arlington, 1st
Peerage16 June 1672
Bennett is awarded the Garter
1673
Declaration of Indulgence1673
The Lords reject the Declaration of Indulgence. Advises Charles to submit the legality of the declaration of indulgence to the Lords
1674
Impeachment15 January 1674
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain. Charged by the Commons with "popery"
Resignation of Henry Bennett15 January 1674
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain
1685
Death of Henry Bennett1685
Death of Henry Bennet
Titles and roles
Earl · Earl · Postmaster General · Earl · Royalist Courtier · Earl · Secretary of State
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.