Charles II17 February 1646
After Cromwell's victory at Torrington Charles retreats to Penndennis Castle
England · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
After Cromwell's victory at Torrington Charles retreats to Penndennis Castle
Boarded on the Phoenix at Lands End & headed for the Scilly Isles
Lands at St Marys in the Scilly Isles exactly one year since leaving Oxford
Sets sail for Jersey from the Scilly Isles on the Proud Black Eagle
Sets sail for France to join his Mother Henrietta Maria
Leaves France, which resumes relations with England, for Aachen. Joined in Aachen by his sister, the recently widowed Princess Mary
Flees to France in a State of destitution
On the run for 6 weeks after the Battle of Worcester. Leaves England on a hired boat, The Surprise, from Shoreham
After six weeks in hiding, Charles II leaves England secretly from near Shoreham aboard the vessel later remembered as the Surprise.
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