13 January 1643PeaceJohn Pym
The King's reply to the peace petition is read dismisivly in the Guildhall
Historical records for England in 1643, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The King's reply to the peace petition is read dismisivly in the Guildhall
Captures Leads for the Parliamentarians
Rejects proposals drawn up by the Lords & Parliament after the Battle of Edgehill
Withdraws the Royalists from Wakefield & Pontefract & gathers them at York
Despite the attenrions of Batten the Queen lands at Bridlington Quay
Fails in an attempt to capture Newark from the Royalists
Leads a Derbyshire contingent in a failed Roundhead attempt to capture Newark
Batten opens fire while arms and ammunition from the Continent are being landed for the Royalist cause at Bridlington.
Brereton defeats Sir Thomas Aston's Royalist force at Middlewich and strengthens Parliament's position in Cheshire.
Joins forces with General Hastings prior to the Battle of Hopton Heath
Joins forces with the Earl of Northampton prior to the Battle of Hopton Heath
Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings
Forced to retreat to Stone then back to Cheshire
Leads a charge against the Roundheads after Northampton is killed
Defeats the Roundheads under John Gell & William Brereton but killed in battle. Accompanied by three of his sons, marches out with his troops Compton engages Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet and Sir William Brereton at Hopton Heath
Forced to retreat to Chartley & then to Uttoxeter
Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings
Helps defeat the Roundheads under John Gell & William Brereton
Death of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton
Death of Spencer Compton, killed at the Battle of Hopton Heath
Defeated by Waller when defending South Wales for Charles I
Routs the Royalist force of Lord Herbert
Fairfax suffers a severe defeat while withdrawing Parliamentarian infantry toward Leeds.
Hotham helps recover Scarborough for Parliament after Sir Hugh Cholmley changes allegiance to the Royalists.
Sets up his HQ in Bristol
Holles supports efforts to negotiate with the King at Oxford as a leading figure among Parliament's peace-minded members.
Marches from Banbury to relieve Lichfield, and having failed there proceeds to Stafford, which he occupies
Helps defend Birmingham during Prince Rupert’s Royalist attack.
Capures Tewkesbury for Parliament
Captures Upton Bridge to maintain his communications with Oxford across the Severn
Driven back by Prince Maurice to Tewkesbury
Drives Waller & Massey back to Tewkebury
Driven back by Prince Maurice to Tewkesbury
Captures Reading for the Parliamentarians & prevents Charles I from reaching London
Surrenders Reading to the Parliamentarians under Essex
Erle begins an unsuccessful Parliamentarian siege of Corfe Castle.
1st victory for Cromwell & the Eastern association
Cromwell defeats a larger Royalist cavalry force near Grantham and strengthens Parliament's position in Lincolnshire.
Captures Wakefield for the Parliamentarians
Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield
Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield
Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
Comes to the aid of the Royalist garrison but it is captured by Thomas Fairfax
Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
Defeated & killed by Royalists
Hampden joins the hurried Parliamentarian pursuit of Prince Rupert's raiding column before the fighting at Chalgrove.
Hampden is mortally wounded in the shoulder during the Parliamentarian cavalry defeat at Chalgrove.
Hampden dies at Thame from wounds received six days earlier during the Battle of Chalgrove.
Hotham is captured near Beverley after attempts to negotiate with Royalist commanders bring his loyalty under suspicion.
The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull. Defeats a Parliamentary force under Lord Fairfax. After the Battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire
Fairfax fights in the Parliamentarian defeat at Adwalton Moor and withdraws as Royalist power expands across Yorkshire.
The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull. Defeated by the Royalists near Bradford. After the Battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire
Defeated by the Royalists under Hopton
Defeated by the Royalists under Lord Wilmot. Defeat by the Royalists under the Earl of Rochester
Helps capture York for the Parliamentarians
Leads a successful siege in Northamptonshire against the Countess of Essex
Fiennes surrenders Bristol after the Royalist assault.
Wins a victory over Royalist forces
Cromwell helps relieve Gainsborough and drives Royalist cavalry from the field.
Cavendish is killed after Royalist cavalry are routed near Gainsborough.
Receives news from Parliament that he has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Ely
Fiennes commands Bristol before surrendering the city to Royalists.
Forced to evacuate Bath after being defeated by the Royalists at Lansdown
Appointed Governor of Hull
Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east
Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east
Breaks through at Brandon Hill followed by the surrender of Bristol to the Royalists
Manchester leads the Eastern Association army as Parliament builds power in East Anglia.
Vane serves among Parliament's commissioners in Scotland seeking military cooperation against the Royalists.
Massey directs Gloucester's defence after the Royalist army begins its major siege of the Parliamentarian city.
Vane helps negotiate the Anglo-Scottish agreement that develops into the Solemn League and Covenant.
Massey holds Gloucester until the approach of Essex's relief army forces the Royalists to abandon the siege.
Fails to capture Gloucester
The House of Commons expels Hotham and sends him to the Tower while his conduct at Hull is investigated.
Agrees a truce with the Confederate Irish on behalf of the King
Signs a truce with the Irish rebels to free his troops for service in England
Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading. Defeats a Royalist force & is able to move on to Reading
Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading
Fights for the defeated Royalists
Charles fights Essex's army at the inconclusive First Battle of Newbury.
Charles fights Essex's army at the inconclusive First Battle of Newbury.
Parliament promises to protect Scottish Presbyterianism
The price of the alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
The price of the alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
The price of the alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
Pym helps secure the parliamentary alliance with Scotland that brings the Solemn League and Covenant into English war policy.
The price of the alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
Captures Newport Pagnell for the Royalists
Combines with Cromwell & Manchester to check the Governor of Newark
Defeats the Royalists under Sir John Henderson near Newark. Cromwell's cavalry proves very effective
Cromwell helps lead Parliamentarian cavalry in the victory at Winceby, strengthening Parliament's control of Lincolnshire.
Cromwell's cavalry helps defeat Royalist horse at Winceby during the struggle for Lincolnshire.
Fairfax fights with Parliament's forces at Winceby, where the Royalist field army in Lincolnshire is defeated.
Manchester commands Eastern Association forces during the Parliamentarian victory at Winceby.
Helps capture Newcastle for the Parliamentarians
The Royalist hold on London is lost. Evacuates Newport Pagnell in the false belief that supplies are not coming from Oxford
Charles appoints Heath Lord Chief Justice of King's Bench at Oxford.
Fairfax helps prevent Hull from falling during the Royalist siege, preserving an important Parliamentarian base in Yorkshire.
Parliament places Waller over an association of southern counties and authorises forces to serve under his command.
Captures Wrexham, Royalists are intercepted returning from Ireland after the truce
Pym dies at Derby House in Westminster after serving as one of Parliament's most influential wartime political leaders.
Death of John Pym
Waller defeats the Royalist garrison at Alton and takes numerous prisoners during the winter campaign in Hampshire.
Buried in Westminster Abbey
The only man in politics who has some control over the Scots. Death of John Pym. Allows the rise of the Independent Party
Invites the Scots Commissioners to London & agrees an alliance
Invites the Scots Commissioners to London & agrees an alliance
Parliamentarian forces attack and damage the Royalist stronghold at Aston Hall.
Within the Government of Jersey serves as Bailiff
During the English Civil War, the castle twice came under siege by Parliamentarian forces, Sir John Bankes is away from his estate attending to Charles I so defence of the castle is led by his wife Lady Mary Bankes - "Brave Dame Mary"
Leads Parliament in taking control of taxation & in raising an unprecedented exise tax
Moves from the north to threaten the eastern counties & captures Gainsborough
Relieves Gloucester for the Parliamentarians
The Governor of Gloucester hands it over to Waller
The Governor of Gloucester hands it over to Waller
Lincoln surrenders with a considerable supply of arms
Captures Leads for the Parliamentarians
The Royalist Reading garrison is handed over to the Roundheads
Brereton's campaign extends Parliamentarian influence into Stafford as he contests Royalist control across the Midlands.
Helps capture Tewkesury
Helps capture Tewkesury
Brereton captures Whitchurch during his Cheshire campaign and disrupts Royalist movement between the Midlands and north Wales.
Brereton's forces secure Wolverhampton during operations designed to weaken Royalist communications in the western Midlands.
Appointed Commander of the Royalist forces North of the Tyne
Appointed Commander of the Royalist forces North of the Tyne
Appointed Commissioner of the Treasury
Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed
Publication of "Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce
Publication of "Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce
Appointed General for the Eastern Midlands & the Associated Counties
Appointed General for the Eastern Midlands & the Associated Counties
Advances into Monmouthshire
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Major General of the Parliamentary forces in the eastern counties (the Eastern Association), with Cromwell as his second in command
Appointed Major General of the Parliamentary forces in the eastern counties (the Eastern Association), with Cromwell as his second in command
Appointed Major General
Appointed Major General
In the King's reply to the peace petition the London Mayor is accused of treason
Created Baron Byron
Appointed Member of Committee of Plantations
Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed
Takes part in the defense of Bristol
Corfe Castle survives a 6 week Parliamentarian siege
The first siege, in 1643, lasts for six weeks before the Parliamentarians withdraw with the loss of 100 men. During the English Civil War, the castle twice came under siege by Parliamentarian forces, Sir John Bankes is away from his estate attending to Charles I so defence of the castle is led by his wife Lady Mary Bankes - "Brave Dame Mary"
Defeated by Cromwell & killed in battle
Raises the Siege of Hull on behalf of the Royalists
Relieves Hull for the Parliamentarians
The King is not strong enough to capture the City of London
Takes part in the defense of Lyme Regis
In the King's reply to the peace petition the London Mayor is accused of treason
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