Hopton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hopton, based on 13 World History Database records associated with England.

13 records1642–164711 events5 places

Chronological biography

1642

Arrest1642

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Participant in English Political Crisis · Tower of London

Hopton is imprisoned after opposing Parliament's claim to command the militia.

Arrest of Hopton1642

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Participant in English Political Crisis · Tower of London

Hopton is imprisoned after opposing Parliament's claim to command the militia.

1645

Battle of Naseby14 June 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Naseby

Commands a Royalist Army, Charles I is defeated

Royalist Army14 June 1645

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Naseby

Commands a Royalist Army, Charles I is defeated

1646

Battle of Warrington15 February 1646

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Warrington

Defeated by Cromwell in the final Battle of the campaign

Result of Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces9 March 1646

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Truro

Negotiations begin as Hopton recognises that continued Royalist resistance around Truro is unsustainable.

Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces9 March 1646

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Truro

Parliamentarians approach Truro & Hopton sends out an offer to negotiate peace

Result of Surrender of Royalist Forces at Exeter13 March 1646

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Exeter

Royalist forces at Exeter accept terms, accelerating the end of organised Royalist resistance in the west.

Surrender of Royalist Forces at Exeter13 March 1646

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Exeter

Signs the Articles of Surrender at Exeter on behalf of the Royalists

Result of Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces14 March 1646

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Truro

Hopton's troops are disbanded and he agrees to leave the country.

Surrender of Hopton's Royalist Forces14 March 1646

Warfare / Civil War · Baron · Truro

Hopton agrees to disband his forces & go abroad

1647

Peace9 March 1647

Warfare / Civil War · Earl · Truro

Driven back to Truro, Hopton offers peace terms with the Parliamentary forces

Peace Treaty13 March 1647

Warfare / Civil War · Earl

Signs a peace Treaty with Fairfax in Truro

Titles and roles

Baron · Baron · Participant in English Political Crisis · Earl

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.