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| Arrest of Charles I Charles I | |
| 27th April Oxford Leaves Oxford to surrender himself to the Scots at Newark |
| Battle of Langport Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 10th July Langport Commands the New Model Army to victory over Goring, a final blow to the Royalist cause |
| Battle of Newark Charles I | |
| May Newark Charles surrenders to the Scots |
| Battle of Stow on the Wold Charles I | |
| 14th Mar Stow All that remains are garrisons in Oxford, Newark, Pendennis , Exeter & Raglan |
| 14th Mar Stow Charles writes to his Queen that he has not enough forces to resist or escape |
| Battle of Warrington Hopton | |
| 15th Feb Warrington Defeated by Cromwell in the final battle of the campaign |
| Capture of Chester Brereton, William | |
| 3rd Feb Chester Captures Chester from Lord Byron |
| Capture of Dartmouth Fairfax, Thomas | |
| Dartmouth Captures Dartmouth |
| Dartmouth Discovers letters from the Queen enlisting French support |
| Death of Devereux, Robert Devereux, Robert | |
| Death of the Earl of Essex |
| Death of Robert Devereux |
| Escape Charles I Charles I | |
| 27th April Oxford Departs from Oxford in disguise |
| Escape Charles I Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 29th April London The escape of the King from Oxford is announced in Parliament |
| Exile of Charles II Charles II | |
| 17th Feb Penndennis After Cromwell's victory at Torrington Charles retreats to Penndennis Castle |
| 2nd Mar Scilly Isles Boarded on the Phoenix at Lands End & headed for the Scilly Isles |
| 4th Mar St Mary's Lands at St Mary's in the Scilly Isles exactly one year since leaving Oxford |
| 16th April Jersey Sets sail for Jersey from the Scilly Isles on the Proud Black Eagle |
| 25th June Jersey Sets sail for France to join his Mother Henrietta Maria |
| Exile of Hyde Hyde | |
| London Follows the future Charles II to Scilly then to Jersey |
| Invasion of Scotland Charles I | |
| 31st May Montrose receives a letter from Charles I asking him to withdraw from Scotland |
| Peace Charles I | |
| London Rejects the Newcastle Proposals to take the Covenant & Parliament control the militia |
| 22nd April London Offers peace to the Independents |
| 22nd April London Will disband his forces if he can live as a King & have a few friends in service |
| Peace Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 25th April London Announces the King's peace offer to the Independents who refuse to respond |
| Peace Ireton, Henry | |
| London Receives Charles I's peace offer to the Independents & communicates it to Cromwell |
| Publication of Edward Edward, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Gangraena", an alarmist account of sectarian activities |
| Publication of Pell Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "Controversy with Longomontanus" |
| Resignation of Devereux Devereux, Robert | |
| Devereux resigns |
| Siege of Newark Charles I | |
| 8th May Newark Newark is surrendered to the Scots |
| Siege of Oxford Charles I | |
| 24th June Oxford Oxford is surrendered to Parliament, only Pendennis , Raglan & Harlech remain |
| Siege of Oxford Glamham, Thomas | |
| 24th June Oxford Surrenders Oxford to Parliament |
| Siege of Raglan Castle Somerset, Henry | |
| 19th Aug Raglan Castle Forced to surrender Raglan Castle to the Parliamentarians |
| Siege of Raglan Charles I | |
| 19th Aug Raglan Raglan is surrendered to Parliament, ends military operations of the 1st civil war |
| Surrender Charles I Charles I | |
| 27th April Newark Charles 's supporters believe he is heading for London but he surrenders to the Scots |
| 27th April Oxford Slips out of Oxford in disguise |
| 5th May Newark Surrenders to the Scots at Newark after defeat at Stowe-on-the-Wold |
| Surrender Charles I Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 6th May London The surrender of the King to the Scots in Newark is announced in Parliament |
| Surrender Hopton Fairfax, Thomas | |
| 13th Mar London Hopton agrees surrender terms to Fairfax as Truro is captured from the Royalists |
| Surrender Royalists Astley, Jacob | |
| Mar Stowe Surrenders the last Royalist Army to William Brereton |
| Surrender Royalists Hopton | |
| 9th Mar Truro Parliamentarians approach Truro & Hopton sends out an offer to negotiate peace |
| 13th Mar Exeter Signs the Articles of Surrender at Exeter on behalf of the Royalists |
| 14th Mar Truro Hopton agrees to disband his forces & go abroad |