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| Alliance Cromwell, Oliver |  |
| 25th Sep Parliament promises to protect Scottish Presbyterianism |
| Army Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 10th Aug Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor Cavendish, William | |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor After the battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor Defeats a Parliamentary force under Lord Fairfax |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor Fairfax | |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor After the battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor Defeated by the Royalists near Bradford |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor After the battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor Defeated by the Royalists near Bradford |
| 30th June Adwalton Moor The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull |
| Battle of Chalgrove Field Hampden, John | |
| 18th June Chalgrove Field Defeated & killed by Royalists |
| Battle of Gainsborough Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 28th July Gainsborough Wins a victory over Royalist forces |
| Battle of Grantham Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 13th May Grantham 1st victory for Cromwell & the Eastern association |
| Battle of Highnam Somerset, Edward | |
| 23rd Mar Highnam Defeated by Waller when defending South Wales for Charles I |
| Battle of Highnam Waller, William | |
| 23rd Mar Highnam Routs the Royalist force of Lord Herbert |
| Battle of Hopton Heath Brereton, William | |
| 19th Mar Hopton Heath Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings |
| 19th Mar Stone Forced to retreat to Stone then back to Cheshire |
| Battle of Hopton Heath Byron, Thomas | |
| 19th Mar Hopton Heath Leads a charge against the Roundheads after Northampton is killed |
| Battle of Hopton Heath Compton, Spencer | |
| 18th Mar Hopton Heath Joins forces with General Hastings prior to the battle of Hopton Heath |
| 19th Mar Hopton Heath Accompanied by three of his sons, marches out with his troops Compton engages Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet and Sir William Brereton at Hopton Heath |
| 19th Mar Hopton Heath Defeats the Roundheads under John Gell & William Brereton but killed in battle |
| Battle of Hopton Heath Gell, John | |
| 19th Mar Chartley Forced to retreat to Chartley & then to Uttoxeter |
| 19th Mar Hopton Heath Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings |
| Battle of Hopton Heath Hastings, Henry | |
| 18th Mar Stafford Joins forces with the Earl of Northampton prior to the battle of Hopton Heath |
| 19th Mar Hopton Heath Helps defeat the Roundheads under John Gell & William Brereton |
| Battle of Lansdown Waller, William | |
| 5th July Lansdown Defeated by the Royalists under Hopton |
| Battle of Newbury, 1st Byron | |
| 20th Sep Newbury Fights for the defeated Royalists |
| Battle of Newbury Devereux, Robert | |
| 18th Sep Newbury Defeats a Royalist force & is able to move on to Reading |
| 18th Sep Newbury Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading |
| Battle of Ripple Field Massey, Edward | |
| 13th April Tewkesbury Driven back by Prince Maurice to Tewkesbury |
| Battle of Ripple Field Maurice | |
| 13th April Ripple Field Drives Waller & Massey back to Tewkebury |
| Battle of Ripple Field Waller, William | |
| 13th April Tewkesbury Driven back by Prince Maurice to Tewkesbury |
| Battle of Roundway Down Waller, William | |
| 13th July Roundway Dow Defeat by the Royalists under the Earl of Roches ter |
| 13th July Roundway Dow Defeated by the Royalists under Lord Wilmot |
| Battle of Winceby Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 10th Oct Winceby Combines with Cromwell & Manchester to check the Governor of Newark |
| Battle of Winceby Montague | |
| 10th Oct Winceby Cromwell's cavalry proves very effective |
| 10th Oct Winceby Defeats the Royalists under Sir John Henderson near Newark |
| Budget Pym, John | |
| London Leads Parliament in taking control of taxation & in raising an unprecedented exise tax |
| Burial of Pym, John Pym, John | |
| 15th Dec Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| Capture of Bath Waller, William | |
| July Bath Forced to evacuate Bath after being defeated by the Royalists at Lansdown |
| Capture of Bristol Waller, William | |
| Mar Bristol Sets up his HQ in Bristol |
| Capture of Bristol Wentworth, Thomas | |
| 26th Aug Bristol Breaks through at Brandon Hill followed by the surrender of Bristol to the Royalists |
| Capture of Gainsborough Cavendish, William | |
| Gainsborough Moves from the nth to threaten the eastern counties & captures Gainsborough |
| Capture of Gloucester Devereux, Robert | |
| Gloucester Relieves Gloucester for the Parliamentarians |
| Capture of Gloucester Massey, Edward | |
| Gloucester The Governor of Gloucester hands it over to Waller |
| Capture of Gloucester Waller, William | |
| Gloucester The Governor of Gloucester hands it over to Waller |
| Capture of Leeds Fairfax, Thomas | |
| London Captures Leads for the Parliamentarians |
| 23rd Jan Leeds Captures Leads for the Parliamentarians |
| Capture of Lincoln Montague | |
| Lincoln Lincoln surrenders with a considerable supply of arms |
| Capture of Newcastle Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 16th Oct Newcastle Helps capture Newcastle for the Parliamentarians |
| Capture of Newport Dyve, Lewis | |
| 6th Oct Newport Pagnell Captures Newport Pagnell for the Royalists |
| Capture of Reading Charles I | |
| Reading The Royalist Reading garrison is handed over to the Roundheads |
| Capture of Reading Devereux, Robert | |
| April Reading Captures Reading for the Parliamentarians & prevents Charles I from reaching London |
| Capture of Reading Feilding, Richard | |
| April Reading Surrenders Reading to the Parliamentarians under Essex |
| Capture of Tewkesbury Massey, Edward | |
| 12th April Tewkesbury Capures Tewkesbury for Parliament |
| Capture of Tewkesbury Maurice | |
| Tewkesbury Helps capture Tewkesury |
| Capture of Tewkesbury Villiers | |
| Tewkesbury Helps capture Tewkesury |
| Capture of Upton Bridge Maurice | |
| 12th April Upton Bridge Captures Upton Bridge to maintain his communications with Oxford across the Severn |
| Capture of Wakefield Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 21st May Wakefield Captures Wakefield for the Parliamentarians |
| Capture of Wakefield Fairfax, William | |
| 21st May Wakefield Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield |
| Capture of Wakefield Gifford, John | |
| 21st May Wakefield Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield |
| Capture of Wakefield Goring, Thomas | |
| 21st May Wakefield Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax |
| Capture of Wakefield Lambton, William | |
| 21st May Wakefield Comes to the aid of the Royalist garrison but it is captured by Thomas Fairfax |
| Capture of Wakefield Mackworth, Francis | |
| 21st May Wakefield Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax |
| Capture of Wrexham Brereton, William | |
| 9th Nov Wrexham Captures Wrexham, Royalists are intercepted returning from Ireland after the truce |
| Capture of York Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 16th July York Helps capture York for the Parliamentarians |
| Commander Royalist Forces Cavendish, William | |
| Tyne Appointed Commander of the Royalist forces North of the Tyne |
| Commissioner Trerasury Sackville, Edward | |
| London Appointed Commissioner of the Treasury |
| County Associations Cromwell, Oliver | |
| London Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed |
| Death of Compton, Spencer Compton, Spencer | |
| 19th Mar Hopton Heath Death of Spencer Compton, killed at the battle of Hopton Heath |
| Death of Pym, John Pym, John | |
| 9th Dec London Death of John Pym |
| 18th Dec London Allows the rise of the Independent Party |
| 18th Dec London Death of John Pym |
| 18th Dec London The only man in politics who has some control over the Scots |
| Diplomacy Pym, John | |
| London Invites the Scots Commissioners to London & agrees an alliance |
| General Montague | |
| London Appointed General for the Eastern Midlands & the Associated Counties |
| Governor Hull Fairfax | |
| July Hull Appointed Governor of Hull |
| Governor Isle of Ely Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 28th July Isle of Ely Receives news from Parliament that he has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Ely |
| Grey Coat School Roan, John | |
| Greenwich Endows the Grey Coat School |
| Invasion of Waller, William | |
| Monmouthsire Advances into Monmouthshire |
| Lord Chancellor Hyde | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Lord Chancellor Hyde, Edward | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Major Waller, William | |
| London Appointed Major General |
| Mobilization Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 10th Aug London Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east |
| National Covenant Pym, John | |
| Sep London The price of the Alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym |
| Peace Butler, James | |
| 15th Sep London Agrees a truce with the Confederate Irish on behalf of the King |
| Peace Charles I | |
| Jan Oxford Rejects proposals drawn up by the Lords & Parliament after the battle of Edgehill |
| Peace Pennington, Isaac | |
| London In the King's reply to the peace petition the London Mayor is accused of treason |
| Peace Pym, John | |
| 13th Jan London The King's reply to the peace petition is read dismisivly in the Guildhall |
| Peerage Byron | |
| Created Baron Byron |
| Plantations Comm Cromwell Cromwell, Oliver | |
| London Appointed Member of the Committee of Plantations |
| Publication of Milton Milton, John | |
| Publication of, "Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce |
| Rebellion Charles I | |
| 15th Sep Ireland Signs a truce with the Irish rebels to free his troops for service in England |
| Reform of Army Cromwell, Oliver | |
| London Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed |
| Siege of Bridlington Batten, William | |
| 23rd Feb Bridlington Despite the attenrions of Batten the Queen lands at Bridlington Quay |
| Siege of Bristol Blake, Robert | |
| Bristol Takes part in the defense of Bristol |
| Siege of Burghley Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 24th July Burghley Leads a successful siege in Northamptonshire against the Countess of Essex |
| Siege of Corfe Castle Bankes, John | |
| Corfe Castle Corfe Castle survives a 6 week Parliamentarian siege |
| Siege of Gainsborough Cavendish, Charles | |
| Gainsborough Defeated by Cromwell & killed in battle |
| Siege of Gloucester Charles I | |
| 6th Sep Gloucester Fails to capture Gloucester |
| Siege of Hull Cavendish, William | |
| Hull Raises the Siege of Hull on behalf of the Royalists |
| Siege of Hull Meldrum, John | |
| Hull Relieves Hull for the Parliamentarians |
| Siege of Lichfield Compton, Spencer | |
| Mar Lichfield Marches from Banbury to relieve Lichfield, and having failed there proceeds to Stafford, which he occupies |
| Siege of London Pennington, Isaac | |
| London The King is not strong enough to capture the City of London |
| Siege of Lyme Regis Blake, Robert | |
| Lyme Regis Takes part in the defense of Lyme Regis |
| Siege of Newark Ballard, Thomas | |
| 28th Feb Newark Fails in an attempt to capture Newark from the Royalists |
| Siege of Newark Gell, John | |
| 28th Feb Newark Leads a Derbyshire contingent in a failed Roundhead attempt to capture Newark |
| Siege of Newport Dyve, Lewis | |
| 27th Oct Newport Pagnell Evacuates Newport Pagnell in the false belief that supplies are not coming from Oxford |
| 27th Oct Newport Pagnell The Royalist hold on London is lost |
| Siege of Reading Devereux, Robert | |
| 18th Sep Reading Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading |
| Siege of Stafford Compton, Spencer | |
| Mar Stafford Marches from Banbury to relieve Lichfield, and having failed there proceeds to Stafford, which he occupies |
| Siege of York Cavendish, William | |
| Jan York Withdraws the Royalists from Wakefield & Pontefract & gathers them at York |
| Solemn League Pym, John | |
| Sep London The price of the Alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym |
| Treaty of Covenanters Pym, John | |
| Sep London The price of the Alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym |
| 29th Nov London The Scots are authorized by Parliament to raise an Army at Parliament's expense |
