March 1653Alliance Charles II and Scottish clansCharles II
Sends General Middleton to support the Scottish clans who declared loyalty to the King
Historical records for England in 1653, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Sends General Middleton to support the Scottish clans who declared loyalty to the King
Sent to support the Scottish clans who declared loyalty to the King
Wins an exchange with the Dutch which closes the Channel to Dutch merchant shipping
Cromwell holds a conference to discuss a new provisional Government
Cromwell holds a conference to discuss a new provisional Government
The Council of State is dissolved, the army is left in power
The Council of State is dissolved, the army is left in power
Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament after denouncing its continued rule.
Enters the Commons & forcefully expels the Rump Parliament
Commands with the English fleet during the victory over the Dutch at the Gabbard.
Sinks 20 of the 110 ships sent by wTromp to break the English blockade of the Channel
Barebone joined the appointed assembly that replaced the dissolved Rump.
Rous presided over the Nominated Assembly during its brief experiment in government.
Commands in the English fleet during the battle that ends the main fighting of the First Anglo-Dutch War.
Leader of the Council who appoint Cromwell Lord Protector
Appointed Member of Council of State
The Barebones Parliament is forcefully dissolved
The Barebones Parliament is forcefully dissolved
Rous joined members who surrendered the assembly's authority to Cromwell.
Cromwell accepts the position of Lord Protector. As Protector, Cromwell has the power to call and dissolve Parliaments but is obliged under the Instrument of Government to seek the majority vote of a Council of State
As Protector, Cromwell has the power to call and dissolve Parliaments but is obliged under the Instrument of Government to seek the majority vote of a Council of State
Cromwell became Lord Protector under the written constitution called the Instrument of Government.
Cromwell signs his name Oliver P, standing for Oliver Protector - in a similar style to that used by English monarchs - and it soon becomes the norm for others to address him as "Your highness". As Protector, Cromwell has the power to call and dissolve Parliaments but is obliged under the Instrument of Government to seek the majority vote of a Council of State. Appointed Lord Protector
Appointed Member of Barebones Parliament
Calls a Puritan Convention which is nicknamed the Barebones Parliament
After the dissolution of the Barebones Parliament, John Lambert puts forward a new constitution known as the Instrument of Government, closely modelled on the Heads of Proposals, it makes Cromwell Lord Protector for life
After the dissolution of the Barebones Parliament, John Lambert puts forward a new constitution known as the Instrument of Government, closely modelled on the Heads of Proposals, it makes Cromwell Lord Protector for life
Appointed Member of Council of State
Dissolves the Rump Parliament
After the dissolution of the Barebones Parliament, John Lambert puts forward a new constitution known as the Instrument of Government, closely modelled on the Heads of Proposals, it makes Cromwell Lord Protector for life
After the dissolution of the Barebones Parliament, John Lambert puts forward a new constitution known as the Instrument of Government, closely modelled on the Heads of Proposals, it makes Cromwell Lord Protector for life
Calls a Puritan Convention which is nicknamed the Barebones Parliament
The Rump Parliament is replaced by a Puritan Parliament
Appointed Member of Barebones Parliament
Oliver Cromwell forcibly disbands the Rump when it seems they might disband his expensive army of 50,000 men
Supports a conspiratorial royalist society in England called the Sealed Knot
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