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| 1649 | Bradshaw, John |  |
| London Appointed Chairman of the Council of State, 1st term |
| 1649 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| London Appointed Chairman of the Council of State |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
| London "be true & faithful to the Commonwealth of England, without a King or House of Lords " |
| London The name of the Kings Bench is changed to the Upper Bench |
| 26th Jan London One of the signatories of Charles I's death warrant |
| Feb London A committee including Cromwell revises the lists of JP's throughout England & Wales |
| 14th Feb London Appointed Chairman of the Council of State |
| Mar London The House of Lords is abolished |
| 19th May London Parliament declares England a commonwealth with supreme authority in the Commons |
| 1649 | Ireton, Henry | |
| 26th Jan London One of the signatories of Charles I's death warrant |
| 1649 | Simon | |
| London Commissioned by the Commons to produce a new Great Seal |
| 1651 | Bradshaw, John | |
| London Appointed Chairman of the Council of State, 2nd term |
| 1651 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 14th Feb London The Council of State is established by Act of Parliament as a ruling body |
| 14th Mar London The Council of State's 14 members are elected, including Cromwell |
| 19th Mar The House of Lords is abolished, Cromwell wished to keep it as an advisory body |
| May London The Commonwealth is formerly enacted by Parliament |
| 17th Sep London Dissolution of the "Rump Parliament" is debated by a committe set up for the purpose |
| 9th Oct London Anti-Dutch legislation forbids importation by by Dutch shipping |
| 1651 | Ireton, Henry | |
| Death of Henry Ireton, dies of the plague |
| 1652 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Feb London The Act of Indemnity, for acts of treason before the battle of Worcester |
| 29th April London Votes for the preservation of the tithe |
| Aug London Anti-English are liable to lose land & be deported |
| Aug London Irishmen who have killed an Englishman except in war will be executed & lose estates |
| Aug London The Act of Settlement is passed |
| 1st Dec London Cromwell sells Hyde Park to 3 buyes for œ17,000, an entrance fee is required |
| 1653 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| London Calls a Puritan Convention which is nicknamed the Barebones Parliament |
| London Dissolves the Rump Parliament |
| London The Rump Parliament is replaced by a Puritan Parliament |
| 19th April Cromwell holds a conference to discuss a new provisional government |
| 20th April London Enters the Commons & forcefully expels the Rump Parliament |
| 20th April The Council of State is dissolved, the army is left in power |
| 12th Dec London The Barebones Parliament is forcefully dissolved |
| 16th Dec Appointed Lord Protector |
| 1654 | Blake, Robert | |
| London Despatched by Cromwell to show the flag to hostile powers & protect English shipping |
| 1654 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Appointed Lord Protector in the Court of Chancery, Westminster Hall |
| London Appoints Cornelius Vermuyden for an alliance with the Dutch & divide the world |
| Sep London The Proctorate Parliament meets for the 1st time |
| 18th Nov London Hosts a conference with the Dutch but fails to gain union between the 2 countries |
| 1655 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| London Agrees a commercial Treaty with France |
| London A secret clause with France provides for expulsion of Charles II from France |
| London A secret clause with France provides for expulsion of Condean insurgents from England |
| London A tithe of 10% of Royalist income to pay militias to keep down royalist insurrection |
| London Dissolves Parliament & places ten major generals over ten districts of England |
| London England & France agree not to help rebels in the other's country |
| London Launches the 1,000 to warship Naseby |
| London The Spanish King orders withdrawal of his Ambassador after Cromwell invades Jamaica |
| London Throughout the Interegnum there will be 5 warships pa, an unprecedented number |
| Jan London The Proctorate Parliament is dissolved after 5 months |
| 9th Aug London Orders Major-Generals be appointed to control local militias |
| 1655 | Desborough, John | |
| Appointed Commander of the Western Counties |
| 1656 | Charles II | |
| Charles II offers a knighthood & œ500 pension pa to anyone who would kill Cromwell |
| 1656 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Charles II offers a knighthood & œ500 pension pa to anyone who would kill Cromwell |
| London Portugal ratifies a commercial Treaty with England |
| 17th Sep London The 2nd Proctorate Parliament opens |
| 1656 | Stayner, Richard | |
| Destroys the Spanish Treasure Fleet |
| 1657 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Flanders England will provide a fleet & 6,000 men & France 20,000 men against Spain in Flanders |
| Dunkirk It is agreed France will capture Gravelines & England will capture Dunkirk & Mardyck |
| Signs a treaty of alliance with France |
| 8th May London Announces he will not accept the title of King |
| 8th May Cromwell rejects the Humble Petition |
| 8th May Cromwell rejects the offer of the Kings hip |
| 25th May London Agrees to Parliaments proposal that he should be invested as Lord Protector |
| 26th June London Invested as Lord Protector in Westminster Hall, where Charles I was tried 8 yrs prior |
| 1657 | Cromwell, Richard | |
| Appointed Chancellor of Oxford University |
| 1657 | Fleming, Oliver | |
| 26th June London Master of Ceremonies at the Investiture of Oliver Cromwell as the Lord Protector |
| 1657 | Packe, Christopher | |
| 23rd Feb London Address es Parliament & calls for the return of the monarch, the House of Lords |
| 23rd Feb London Introduces the "Humble Petition & Advice" to Parliament |
| 1658 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| London Sends 6,000 Ironsides to join up with Turenne's army of 20,000 |
| 11th Mar The Upper House will have 70 members nominated by Cromwell to balance the Commons |
| 11th June An Upper House is established by a Bill passed by Parliament |
| 1658 | Cromwell, Richard | |
| Appointed Lord Protector |
| 3rd Sep Appointed Lord Protector, 3 hrs after the death of his father Oliver Cromwell |
| 1659 | Cromwell, Richard | |
| 22nd April London The 3rd Protectorate Parliament is dissolved & Cromwell later goes into exile |
| 22nd April London The Protectoral Parliament is dissolved & Cromwell later goes into exile |
| 1660 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 29th Jan Tyburn Dragged through London, hung at Tyburn & buried beneath the gallows |
| 29th Jan Westminster Abbey Exhumed at Westminster Abbey |
