Capture of Newcastle
The Scottish Covenanter army occupies Newcastle after the English defeat at Newburn.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
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Charles I Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Charles I through 304 dated historical records for England.
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1640
Covenanter Entry into Newcastle
The city admits the Covenanter army after English commanders withdraw.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
English Army Retreats to York
Charles’s defeated northern army withdraws toward York after abandoning Newcastle.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Scottish Army Enters Durham
Scottish troops extend their occupation southward into County Durham.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Long Parliament Announced
Charles announces that a new Parliament will meet in November.
Role range: 1625-1649
Peers Recommend Parliament
The Great Council advises Charles to summon Parliament and continue peace negotiations.
Role range: 1625-1649
Great Council of Peers
Charles convenes a Great Council of Peers after military defeat in the north.
Role range: 1625-1649
Great Council at York
Charles asks assembled peers for advice following the Scottish invasion.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Scottish Advance to Durham
The Scottish army advances beyond Newcastle and occupies parts of Durham.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Negotiations with Covenanters
Charles authorises negotiations with Scottish commissioners after the English military collapse.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Ripon Negotiations Open
English and Scottish commissioners begin formal negotiations at Ripon.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Scottish Maintenance Payments Accepted
Charles accepts daily payments supporting the occupying Scottish army.
Role range: 1625-1649
Durham Retained by Scots
Scottish forces retain Durham as security until a final peace settlement.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Northumberland Retained by Scots
The treaty leaves Scottish forces occupying Northumberland while negotiations continue.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Ripon Settlement Ends Fighting
The treaty suspends the Second Bishops War and establishes temporary occupation arrangements.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Scottish Army Quartered in Durham
The Ripon settlement allows Scottish forces to remain quartered in County Durham.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Scottish Occupation of Durham
The Treaty of Ripon permits the Scottish army to remain in Durham pending settlement.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Scottish Occupation of Northumberland
The Ripon agreement recognises continued Scottish occupation of Northumberland.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Treaty of Ripon Signed
English and Scottish commissioners sign the treaty ending active hostilities.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
Treaty of Ripon Terms
Charles agrees to pay the Scottish army eight hundred and fifty pounds daily.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
London Demonstrations for Parliament
Public demonstrations urge the King to summon another Parliament.
Role range: 1625-1649
Writs for Long Parliament
Royal writs initiate elections for the Parliament scheduled to meet in November.
Role range: 1625-1649
Long Parliament Called for War Debts
Charles seeks parliamentary funds for English troops and payments owed to the Scots.
Role range: 1625-1649
Long Parliament Convenes
Charles opens the Parliament later known as the Long Parliament.
Role range: 1625-1649
Long Parliament Meets under Financial Pressure
Payments required by the Ripon treaty make parliamentary taxation unavoidable.
Role range: 1625-1649
Long Parliament Named
The Parliament beginning in November later becomes known for its exceptional duration.
Role range: 1625-1649
Long Parliament Opens after Bishops War
The military and financial crisis forces Charles to recall Parliament.
Role range: 1625-1649
Long Parliament Seeks Finance
Charles assembles Parliament because war and occupation have exhausted royal finances.
Role range: 1625-1649
Opening Speech to Long Parliament
Charles asks Parliament to finance the armies and relieve counties occupied by the Scots.
Role range: 1625-1649
Parliament Summoned after Ripon
Financial obligations under the Ripon settlement compel Charles to meet Parliament.
Role range: 1625-1649
Parliament after Bishops Wars
Charles calls the Long Parliament following defeat and settlement in the Bishops Wars.
Role range: 1625-1649
Parliamentary Grievances Renewed
Members begin challenging taxation, religious policy and ministers associated with Personal Rule.
Role range: 1625-1649
Root and Branch Petition Presented
A mass petition asks Parliament to abolish episcopacy within the Church of England.
Role range: 1625-1649
Catholic Court Suspicions
The presence of Marie de Medici and her household intensifies fears of Catholic influence.
Role range: 1625-1649
Scottish Occupation of Northern Counties
Scottish troops remain in northern England pending a permanent settlement.
Role range: 1640-1640 – 1625-1649
1641
Regular Parliaments Required
The Triennial Act limits prolonged government without a Parliament.
Role range: 1625-1649
Royal Assent to Triennial Act
Charles assents to legislation requiring Parliament to meet at least once every three years.
Role range: 1625-1649
Strafford Trial Attendance
Charles attends proceedings against his chief minister, the Earl of Strafford.
Role range: 1625-1649
Princess Mary's Marriage
Charles attends the marriage of Princess Mary to William II, Prince of Orange.
Role range: 1625-1649
Act against Dissolving Parliament
Charles accepts that the Long Parliament cannot be dissolved without its own consent.
Role range: 1625-1649
Records, sources and methodology
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