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| 1531 | Trial |  |
| London Revives the Commons' anticlerical grievance procedures of 1529 |
| 1532 | Constitution | |
| The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| 1532 | Legislation | |
| London Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 1532 | Reform | |
| Enables Henry VII to proclaim himself head of the Church of England |
| Enables the dissolution of the monasteries & Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 15th May London Prevents the Convocation of the Clergy without the permission of the King |
| 1533 | Legislation | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Reform | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1534 | Master Jewels | |
| April London Appointed Master of the Jewels to Henry VIII |
| 1534 | Principal Secretary | |
| April London Appointed Principle Secretary to Henry VIII |
| 1535 | Arrest | |
| April Orders the imprisonment of the Clergy preaching Papal supremacy |
| 1535 | Census | |
| Organizes a census to assess the wealth of the Church for dissolution & taxation |
| 1535 | Dissolution Church | |
| Organizes a census to assess the wealth of the Church for dissolution & taxation |
| 1535 | Dissolution Monasteries | |
| London The valor ecclesiasticus book is drawn up by Cromwell containing wealth of the Church |
| 1535 | Legislation | |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1535 | Reform | |
| Writes to JPs, bishops & nobility to imprison clergy who preach papal authority |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1536 | Dissolution Monasteries | |
| Cromwell directs the dissolution of the monasteries |
| The wealth of the Church goes to the crown & Church lands are sold to the new nobility |
| 1536 | Peerage | |
| Created Lord Cromwell of Wimbledon |
| 1536 | Reform | |
| An act dissolves all religious Houses worth under œ200 pa, 372 institutions |
| 1536 | Trial | |
| 15th May London Accused by Cromwell of adultery with 5 lovers including her brother Lord Rochford |
| 1537 | Council North | |
| Establishes firm rule over 5 Northern Counties where there had been rebellion |
| 1537 | Death | |
| 24th Oct London Henry VIII is stricken with grief & Thomas Cromwell takes over the affairs of state |
| 1537 | Marriage | |
| London Given the task of finding a new wife for Henry VIII after the death of Jane Seymour |
| 1539 | Reform | |
| An act transfers the remaining greater religious Houses to the Crown |
| 5th Sep London Instructs the clergy detail weddings, baptisms & burials in Paris h Registars |
| 1540 | Arrest | |
| 10th June Tower of London Henry VIII has Cromwell arrested for his part played in the marriage to Anne of Cleves |
| 1540 | Diplomacy | |
| London Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves is used to protect England from France & Spain |
| 1540 | Lord Great Chamberlain | |
| 21st Mar Appointed Lord Great Chamberlain |
| 1540 | Marriage | |
| London Arranges for the selection of Anne of Cleves as Henry's new wife |
| London Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves is used to protect England from France & Spain |
| 1540 | Peerage | |
| 21st Mar Essex Created Earl of Essex |
| 1540 | Trial | |
| 19th June London Accused of treason in the House of Lords |
| 1599 | Birth | |
| 25th April Huntingdon Birth of Oliver Cromwell |
| 1616 | Education | |
| Cambridge Sent to Sidney Sussex College but leaves after the death of his father a year later |
| 1620 | Marriage | |
| London Marries Elizabeth Bourchier |
| 1628 | Election | |
| Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon |
| 1631 | Home Cromwell | |
| St Ives Cromwell & his family live in St Ives, 1631-1636 |
| 1640 | Election | |
| Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon |
| 1640 | Reform | |
| London Moves the 2nd reading of the Bill for annual Parliaments |
| 1641 | Episcopacy | |
| 12th May London Cromwell & Vane introduce an Act for the abolition of episcopacy |
| 1641 | Rebellion | |
| London Challenges the right of the King to command the army during a crisis |
| London Moves in Parliament the Trained Bands be placed under Essex during the rebellion |
| London Moves in Parliament the Trained Bands be placed under the Earl of Essex |
| 1642 | Battle of Edgehill | |
| 23rd Oct Edgehill Captain of troop of horse at the Battle of Edgehill |
| 1642 | Cambridge Volunteers | |
| 15th July Cambridge Moves in Parliament he be authorized to raise two companies of volunteers in Cambridge |
| 1642 | Captain | |
| 28th Aug Huntingdon Appointed Captain of a troop of horse he musters at Huntingdon |
| 28th Aug Huntingdon Appointed Captain of Horse |
| 1642 | Ironsides | |
| London Combines strict discipline & religious enthusiasm |
| London Forms the Ironsides Regiment after the Battle of Edgehill |
| 1642 | Mobilization | |
| 9th Sep Northampton Joins forces with Essex |
| 1642 | Rebellion | |
| Monmouthshire Reports in Parliament the dangers of a Papist rising led by the Marquis of Worcester |
| 1642 | Siege of King's Coll | |
| Cambridge Leads an army into Kings College Cambridge & siezes plate worth œ20,000 |
| 1643 | Alliance | |
| 25th Sep Parliament promises to protect Scottish Presbyterianism |
| 1643 | Army | |
| 10th Aug Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east |
| 1643 | Battle of Gainsborough | |
| 28th July Gainsborough Wins a victory over Royalist forces |
| 1643 | Battle of Grantham | |
| 13th May Grantham 1st victory for Cromwell & the Eastern association |
| 1643 | County Associations | |
| London Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed |
| 1643 | Governor | |
| 28th July Isle of Ely Receives news from Parliament that he has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Ely |
| 1643 | Mobilization | |
| 10th Aug London Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east |
| 1643 | Plantations Comm Cromwell | |
| London Appointed Member of the Committee of Plantations |
| 1643 | Reform | |
| London Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed |
| 1643 | Siege of Burghley | |
| 24th July Burghley Leads a successful siege in Northamptonshire against the Countess of Essex |
| 1644 | Alliance | |
| Helps form an alliance between Scotland & Parliament |
| 1644 | Battle of Marston Moor | |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Cromwell's first major victory, personally commands 2,500 men |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Defeats the Royalists near York, leaving 4,000 dead & taking 1,500 prisoners |
| 2nd July Marston Moor Sweeps away Goring's horse by attacking the Royalists from the rear |
| 1644 | Both Kingdoms Cromwell | |
| London Appointed Member of the Committee of Both Kingdoms |
| 1644 | Capture of Newcastle | |
| 16th Oct Newcastle Commander of the "Ironsides" during Parliament's capture of Newcastle |
| 1644 | Capture of York | |
| 16th July York Leads the "Ironsides" & captures York |
| 1644 | Council War | |
| 10th Nov Advises a military defeat of the King after Manchester fails to persue him in battle |
| 1644 | Independents | |
| London Appointed Leader of the Independents |
| 1644 | Lieutenant General | |
| 5th Feb London Signs the Covenant enabling him to take up the position of Lieutenant Colonel |
| 1644 | Reform | |
| Leads an Army sect demanding religious toleration & prosecution of criminals |
| 1644 | Second in Command | |
| London Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the Parliamentary Army |
| 1644 | Siege of York | |
| 4th July York Resumes the siege of York after victory at Marston Moor |
| 1645 | 2nd in Command NMA Cromwell | |
| 3rd April London Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the New Model Army |
| 3rd April London Appointed 2nd-in-Command of the New Model Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax |
| 1645 | Battle of Basingstoke | |
| 13th Oct Basingstoke Defeats the Marquise of Winchester |
| 13th Oct Basingstoke Secures the last major obstacle between London & the West Country |
| 1645 | Battle of Bristol | |
| 10th Sep Bristol Defeats Prince Rupert & captures Bristol |
| 10th Sep Bristol Prince Rupert is forced to return to Oxford, his forces intact |
| 1645 | Battle of Devizes | |
| 25th Sep Devizes Cromwell captures Devizes |
| 1645 | Battle of Faringdon | |
| 2nd May Faringdon Defeated in battle by the Earl of Norwich, George Goring |
| 1645 | Battle of Faringdon House | |
| 29th April Faringdon House Cromwell is repulsed at Faringdon House |
| 1645 | Battle of Farngdon | |
| 2nd May Farngdon Defeated by Goring during a minor skirmish |
| 1645 | Battle of Hambledon Hill | |
| 4th Aug Hambledon Hill Cromwell routs Dorsetshire clubmen at Hambledon Hill |
| 1645 | Battle of Islip | |
| 24th April Islip Cromwell defeats Northumberland at Islip |
| 1645 | Battle of Naseby | |
| 14th June Naseby Advises Fairfax to occupy high ground & tempt a Royalist charge across the marshes |
| 14th June Naseby Commands the cavalry to the right of centre |
| 14th June Naseby Contributes to Charles ' downfall & the ascendancy of Cromwell & the independents |
| 14th June Naseby Parliamentary victory, Charles has 7,500 men & Parliamentary forces number 13,500 |
| 1645 | Battle of Preston | |
| 31st May Preston The 1st battle over which Cromwell has independent command |
| 31st May Preston Wins victory over the Scots under Hamilton |
| 1645 | Battle of Winchester | |
| 28th Sep Winchester Cromwell captures Winchester |
| 1645 | Battle of Worcester | |
| 31st May Worcester Royalist victory, diverts Fairfax from Oxford, Charles then proceeds safely to Oxford |
| 1645 | Capture of Bristol | |
| 10th Sep Bristol Defeats Prince Rupert & captures Bristol |
| 1645 | Commander | |
| 10th June London The Commons approves Cromwell's appointment as 2nd in Command of the New Model Army |
| 1645 | Dismissal | |
| 3rd April London Removes the existing Generals |
| 1645 | Independents | |
| Leads the Independents , a sect demanding religious toleration & prosecution of the war |
| 1645 | Lieutenant General | |
| 22nd Jan London Appointed 2nd-in-Command for Manchester |
| 22nd Jan London Appointed Lieutenant-General of the Horse & Foot |
| 3rd April London Fairfax succeeds Essex as Captain-General & Cromwell becomes Lt General |
| 10th June London The Commons approves Cromwell's appointment as Lieutenant General of the Horse |
| 1645 | Mobilization | |
| 19th May Kenilworth Advances to Kenilworth but orderred to retreat by the Parliamentary Committee |
| 19th May Nuneham Joins forces with Fairfax at Nuneham near Oxford |
| 22nd May Oxford Obeys Parliament & joins up with Fairfax in Oxford |
| 31st May Cambridge Arrives in Cambridge to gather 3,000 horse & reinforce the Eastern Association |
| 11th June Bedford Intent on joining up with Fairfax to expel Charles I from the Midlands |
| 12th June Cromwell joins forces with Fairfax & Parliament has an Army of more than 13,000 men |
| 1645 | New Model Army | |
| Modeled after Cromwell's Ironsides |
| Persuades Parliament to adopt a new militia, maintained by impressment & taxation |
| The Committee of Both Kingdoms recommends a new army of 22,000 run by Parliament |
| The New Model Army is created by Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax |
| 1645 | Ordinance Self Denying | |
| 3rd April London All MPs except Cromwell must relinquish military commissions within 40 days |
| 3rd April London Creates a New Model Army becoming 2nd-in-Command under Sir Thomas Fairfax |
| 3rd April London Removes the existing Generals |
| 1645 | Siege of Bristol | |
| Sep Keynsham Present at Keynsham during Parliament's siege of Bristol |
| Sep Stapleton Present at Stapleton at Fairfax's HQ during Parliament's siege of Bristol |
| 10th Sep Bristol Commands Parliament's action around Prior's Hill fort |
| 10th Sep Bristol Defeats Prince Rupert & captures Bristol |
| 1645 | Siege of Oxford | |
| Oxford Besieges Oxford to prevent Charles I joining up with Prince Maurice & Prince Rupert |
| 7th May Oxford Charles I & Goring evade Cromwell's forces & manage to leave Oxford |
| 15th June Oxford Establishes an HQ in Holton to prepare for the siege of Oxford |
| 20th June Oxford The garrison in Oxford surrenders to Cromwell |
| 1645 | Surrender | |
| 14th Mar Exeter Sir Ralph Hopton signs articles of surrender at Exeter |
| 14th Mar Exeter The Royalists are defeated in the West, only Oxford remains as a serious threat |
| 1646 | Escape Charles I |
