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Explore 160 historical events and records for England in 1644.

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Historical records for England in 1644

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Committee of Both Kingdoms

Cromwell, Oliver · London · Member of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms

Committee of Both Kingdoms

Holles, Denzil · London · Member of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms

Committee of Both Kingdoms

Holles, Denzil · London · Member of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms

Committee of Both Kingdoms

Montagu, Edward · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed a member of the Committee of Both Kingdoms

Committee of Both Kingdoms

St John, Oliver · London · Member of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms

Committee of Both Kingdoms

St John, Oliver · London · Member of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms

Committee of Both Kingdoms

Vane, Henry · London · Member of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms

Committee of Both Kingdoms

Vane, Henry · London · Member of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms

Council of Advisers

Charles II · Warfare / Civil War

Given a Council of Advisers including Sir Edward Hyde, Sir Arthur Capel & Lord Hopton

Defection

Ashley-Cooper, Anthony · Warfare / Civil War

Joins the Parliamentarians

Exile of Henrietta Maria

Henrietta Maria · Warfare / Civil War

Forced into exile, 1644-60, due to her unpopularity & Catholicism

Exile of William Cavendish

Cavendish, William · Commander of Royalist Forces · Warfare / Civil War

Goes into exile after defeat at Marston Moor & loss of the nrth to Parliament

General

Charles II · London · General Western Association · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed General of the Western Association & Generlissimo of the King's forces. Appointed Commander, under the control of Sir Edward Hyde

General

Charles II · London · General Western Association · Warfare / Military

Appointed General of the Western Association & Generlissimo of the King's forces. Appointed Commander, under the control of Sir Edward Hyde

Gloucestershire Campaign

Massey, Edward · Gloucestershire · Parliamentarian Commander · Warfare / Civil War

Massey conducts mobile operations from Gloucester against Royalist garrisons and communications across the surrounding counties.

Governor

Byron · Chester · Governor of Chester · Government / Government of England

Appointed Governor of Chester

Imprisonment

Monck, George · Tower of London · Warfare / Civil War

Held in the Tower of London from 1644 to 1646 after his capture at Nantwich.

Independents

Cromwell, Oliver · London · Leader Independents · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Leader of the Independents

Invasion of Ireland

Charles I · Warfare / Civil War

Withdraws his troops from Ireland & recruits Irish reinforcements. Makes peace with the Irish Confederation

Irish Confederation

Charles I · Warfare / Civil War

Makes peace with the Irish Confederation

Joint War Strategy

Vane, Henry · London · Member of Committee of Both Kingdoms · Warfare / Civil War

Vane works through the Committee of Both Kingdoms to coordinate Parliamentarian and Scottish military policy.

Lord Lieutenant

Butler, James · Lord Lieutenant · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Charles I, replaces the Earl of Leicester

Lord Lieutenant

Butler, James · Lord Lieutenant · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Charles I, replaces the Earl of Leicester

Lord Lieutenant

Sydney · Lord Lieutenant · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by the Oxford Parliament

Lord Lieutenant

Sydney · Lord Lieutenant · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by the Oxford Parliament

Lord President

Sackville, Edward · Lord President of the Council · Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord President of the Council

Mobilization

Montagu, Edward · Basingstoke · Warfare / Civil War

Joins up with Waller & Essex & forms a force of 18,000 outnumbering the King's by 2:1

Observations on Military Affairs

Monck, George · Tower of London · Warfare / Civil War

While in prison Monck writes observations on military and political affairs.

Peerage

Astley, Jacob · Sargeant-Major General · Warfare / Civil War

Created Baron Astley

Peerage

Goring, Thomas · London · House / House of Goring

Negotiated the marriage between Prince Charles & Henrietta Maria of France

Peerage

Somerset, Edward · Glamorgan · House / House of Somerset

Created Earl of Glamorgan

Reform of Religious Toleration

Cromwell, Oliver · Leader Independents · Warfare / Civil War

Leads an Army sect demanding religious toleration & prosecution of criminals

Result of Surrender of Robert Devereux's Army

Devereux, Robert · Cornwall · Captain General · Warfare / Civil War

Essex's field army in Cornwall is lost, severely weakening the Parliamentarian position in the region.

Royalist Service

Monck, George · Nantwich · Warfare / Civil War

Commands a Royalist regiment before the defeat and capture at Nantwich.

Second in Command

Cromwell, Oliver · London · Second in Command · Warfare / Civil War

Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the Parliamentary Army

Second in Command

Cromwell, Oliver · London · Second in Command · Warfare / Military

Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the Parliamentary Army

Siege of Alton

Waller, William · Alton · Major General · Warfare / Civil War

Captures Alton for the Parliamentarians

Siege of Taunton

Blake, Robert · Taunton · General at Sea · Warfare / Civil War

Takes & holds Taunton for 2 years for the Parliamentary forces

Surrender of Robert Devereux's Army

Devereux, Robert · Cornwall · Captain General · Warfare / Civil War

Forced to surrender his army in Cornwall

Tractatus Opticus

Hobbes, Thomas · Paris · Philosopher · Humanities / Philosophy

Hobbes completes a Latin optical treatise associated with his work in Mersenne's scientific circle.

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