Surrender of Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle surrenders to Parliamentarian forces after Cromwell's army occupies southern Scotland.
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1650 in England — Page 2
Explore 59 historical events and records for England in 1650.
Historical records for England in 1650
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December
Edinburgh Castle Blockade
Maintains pressure on Edinburgh Castle before its surrender to Parliament.
Other events (month unknown)
An Idea of the Mathematics, I2iflO
Publication of "An Idea of the Mathematics, I2iflO"
Answer to Davenants Preface
Hobbes publishes his Answer to Sir William Davenant's Preface before Gondibert.
Arrest of George Fox
Imprisoned for blasphemy
Battle of Cartagena
Chases the Royalist fleet from Kinsale to Lisbon & Cartagena where it is destroyed
Coldstream Regiment
Forms the regiment later known as the Coldstream Guards while operating on the Scottish border.
Commander in Chief
Cromwell is appointed Fairaxs successor, "captain-general and Commander in Chief of all the forces raised or to be raised at authority of Parliament within the Commonwealth of England"
Commonwealth
Cromwell is appointed Fairaxs successor, "captain-general and Commander in Chief of all the forces raised or to be raised at authority of Parliament within the Commonwealth of England"
Commonwealth
Cromwell is appointed Fairaxs successor, "captain-general and Commander in Chief of all the forces raised or to be raised at authority of Parliament within the Commonwealth of England"
Commonwealth Arms
Orders royal symbols removed and replaced with the arms of the Commonwealth.
De Corpore Politico Published
De Corpore Politico, drawn from the political part of the Elements of Law, is published.
Exile of Henry Bennett
Bennett joins the exiled Royal family
Governor
Appointed Governor of Barbados
Human Nature Published
Human Nature, derived from the first part of Hobbes's Elements of Law, is published.
King's Arms
Orders removal of the king's arms from public use after the establishment of the Commonwealth.
Privy Council
Appointed Member of Privy Council
Resignation of Thomas Fairfax
The Scots had declared for Charles II, and the council of state resolved to send an army to Scotland in order to prevent an invasion of England, Fairfax resigns his commission. Cromwell is appointed Fairaxs successor, "captain-general and Commander in Chief of all the forces raised or to be raised at authority of Parliament within the Commonwealth of England"
Resignation of Thomas Fairfax
Fairfax receives a pension of 5000 pounds a year, and lives in retirement at his Yorkshire home of Nunappleton
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