3 February 1646Capture of ChesterWilliam Brereton
Captures Chester from Lord Byron
Historical records for England in 1646, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Captures Chester from Lord Byron
Defeated by Cromwell in the final Battle of the campaign
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
Negotiations begin as Hopton recognises that continued Royalist resistance around Truro is unsustainable.
Parliamentarians approach Truro & Hopton sends out an offer to negotiate peace
Truro falls and Hopton accepts Fairfax's terms, ending organised Royalist resistance in Cornwall.
Royalist forces at Exeter accept terms, accelerating the end of organised Royalist resistance in the west.
Hopton agrees surrender terms to Fairfax as Truro is captured from the Royalists
Signs the Articles of Surrender at Exeter on behalf of the Royalists
Charles writes to his Queen that he has not enough forces to resist or escape. All that remains are garrisons in Oxford, Newark, Pendennis, Exeter & Raglan
Hopton's troops are disbanded and he agrees to leave the country.
Hopton agrees to disband his forces & go abroad
Astley leads the last Royalist field army before defeat at Stow-on-the-Wold.
Morgan commands Parliamentarian troops in the victory that ends organised Royalist field resistance.
The last major Royalist field army is removed from the war, ending organised Royalist campaigning in the field.
Surrenders the last Royalist Army to William Brereton
Surrenders the last Royalist Army to William Brereton
Sets sail for Jersey from the Scilly Isles on the Proud Black Eagle
Will disband his forces if he can live as a King & have a few friends in service. Offers peace to the Independents
Leaves Oxford to surrender himself to the Scots at Newark
Departs from Oxford in disguise
Charles I enters Scottish custody, changing the political and military balance of the Civil War.
Charles I abandons Oxford and moves toward eventual surrender to the Scots.
Charless supporters believe he is heading for London but he surrenders to the Scots
Slips out of Oxford in disguise
Charles I remains in Scottish hands after the collapse of his remaining military position.
Surrenders to the Scots at Newark after defeat at Stowe-on-the-Wold
Newark is surrendered to the Scots
Montrose receives a letter from Charles I asking him to withdraw from Scotland
Charles surrenders to the Scots
Oxford is surrendered to Parliament, only Pendennis, Raglan & Harlech remain
Oxford agrees surrender terms with Fairfax, ending the Royalist capital's resistance.
Fairfax receives Oxford's surrender and ends the king's wartime capital.
Surrenders Oxford to Parliament
Fairfax receives the surrender of Oxford, ending the Royalists' principal headquarters and effectively closing the First Civil War.
Sets sail for France to join his Mother Henrietta Maria
Commands the New Model Army to victory over Goring, a final blow to the Royalist cause
Lilburne's imprisonment helps turn a circle of supporters into a wider Leveller movement, as campaigns for his liberty are presented as campaigns for the birthright liberties of all freeborn Englishmen
Overton helps define the emerging Leveller movement through the Remonstrance of Many Thousand Citizens, a radical petitionary text generally treated as one of the movement's founding documents
Overton is arrested after attacking the House of Lords, and his imprisonment strengthens the Leveller argument against arbitrary authority and unelected power
Raglan is surrendered to Parliament, ends military operations of the 1st civil war
Forced to surrender Raglan Castle to the Parliamentarians
The soldiers in the New Model Army elect Agitators from each regiment to represent them; the Agitators are recognised by the Army commanders and sit on the General Council. Richard Overton is arrested for publishing a pamphlet attacking the House of Lords; during imprisonment he writes the influential Leveller manifesto "An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyranny"
Oxford capitulates following the final siege of Oxford, and by the end of September 1646 Charles had neither army nor garrison in England, following the surrender of Thomas Blagge at Wallingford Castle after a siege conducted by Fairfax
Oxford capitulates following the final siege of Oxford, and by the end of September 1646 Charles had neither army nor garrison in England, following the surrender of Thomas Blagge at Wallingford Castle after a siege conducted by Fairfax
Overton publishes "An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyranny", a major Leveller statement against arbitrary government and imprisonment
Overton publishes "An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyranny", a major Leveller statement against arbitrary government and imprisonment
Discovers letters from the Queen enlisting French support. Captures Dartmouth
Publication of "Controversy with Longomontanus"
Death of Robert Devereux
Death of the Earl of Essex
Follows the future Charles II to Scilly then to Jersey
Publication of "Gangraena", an alarmist account of sectarian activities
Publication of "Gangraena", an alarmist account of sectarian activities
Lilburne is imprisoned again, this time in the Tower of London, for denouncing his former army commander the Earl of Manchester as a Royalist sympathiser because he had protected an officer charged with treason. Campaigns to free Lilburne from prison help spawn the movement known as the Levellers
Rejects the Newcastle Proposals to take the Covenant & Parliament control the militia
Receives Charles Is peace offer to the Independents & communicates it to Cromwell
Walwyn helps organise London support for petitions demanding legal and political reform during the growth of the Leveller movement
Released from the Tower after accepting service with Parliament.
Devereux resigns
The second siege, in 1646, is resisted for two months before the castle is betrayed by a member of the garrison. After its capture, the castle is slighted (destroyed) with some explosives mainly by "undermining" to ensure that it could never stand again as a Royalist stronghold
The second siege, in 1646, is resisted for two months before the castle is betrayed by a member of the garrison. After its capture, the castle is slighted (destroyed) with some explosives mainly by "undermining" to ensure that it could never stand again as a Royalist stronghold
Lilburne is imprisoned again, this time in the Tower of London, for denouncing his former army commander the Earl of Manchester as a Royalist sympathiser, because he had protected an officer who had been charged with treason
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