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| Battle of Winnington Bridge Booth, George |  |
| Winnington Bridge Sir George Booth's troops are routed by Lambert at the Battle of Winnington Bridge, the last battle of the English civil war |
| Battle of Winnington Bridge Lambert, John | |
| Winnington Bridge Sir George Booth's troops are routed by Lambert at the Battle of Winnington Bridge, the last battle of the English civil war |
| Coldstream Guards Monck, George | |
| Coldstream Founds the Coldstream Guards in Coldstream, Berwick |
| Commander in Chief Monck, George | |
| Appointed Commander in Chief of the Army |
| Committee Safety Lambert, John | |
| 13th Oct Lambert expells the Rump Parliament & institutes military rulethrough a Committee of Safety |
| Constitution Cromwell, Richard | |
| 7th May 42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords |
| Constitution Lambert, John | |
| 13th Oct Lambert expells the Rump Parliament & institutes military rulethrough a Committee of Safety |
| Discovery of Typhoid Willis, Thomas | |
| The 1st to describe the symptoms of typhoid |
| Exile of Charles II Charles II | |
| Calais Returns to Calais in support of Royalist plots to restore the Monarchy |
| Exile of Cromwell Cromwell, Richard | |
| 22nd May Cromwell resigns the Protectorship, leaves for the Continent & does not return until 1680 |
| Marriage of James II James II | |
| London Signs a contract of marriage with Anne Hyde, their offspring the are 1st English heirs |
| Parliament Long Monck, George | |
| The excluded Rump members declare the Long Parliament restored & appoint Monck Commander in Chief of the Army |
| Parliament Protectorate Cromwell, Richard | |
| London Republicans led by Arthur Haselrig & Henry Neville are not reconciled to the Protectorate & wish to restore ruleby the House of Commons |
| 27th Jan London Opening day of the Proectorate Parliament called up by Cromwell |
| 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 |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| 7th May 42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords |
| 22nd May Cromwell resigns the Protectorship, leaves for the Continent & does not return until 1680 |
| Parliament Protectorate Fleetwood, Charles | |
| General Charles Fleetwood demands indemnity for the Army & arrears of pay & a return to republican rule |
| General Charles Fleetwood leads a mutiny of the Army |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| Parliament Protectorate Haselrig, Arthur | |
| Republicans led by Arthur Haselrig & Henry Neville are not reconciled to the Protectorate & wish to restore ruleby the House of Commons |
| Parliament Protectorate Neville, Henry | |
| Republicans led by Arthur Haselrig & Henry Neville are not reconciled to the Protectorate & wish to restore ruleby the House of Commons |
| Parliament Rump Lambert, John | |
| 13th Oct Lambert expells the Rump Parliament & institutes military rulethrough a Committee of Safety |
| 26th Dec The Navy mutinied & declared for the Rump, support for Lambert collapsed & the Rump Parliament resumes its sittings |
| 26th Dec Support for Lambert collapses & the Rump Parliament resumes its sittings |
| Parliament Rump Monck, George | |
| The excluded Rump members declare the Long Parliament restored & appoint Monck Commander in Chief of the Army |
| 21st Feb Monck restores to Parliament the Members excluded in Pride's Purge, the purged members outnumber the Rumpers & promptly outvote them |
| Peerage Rich | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| Publication of Dryden Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "Heroic Stanzas", a memorial volume about Oliver Cromwell |
| Rebellion Booth, George | |
| Chester Sir George Booth leads a revolt aimed at restoring Charles II & attempts to sieze Chester with 4,000 troops |
| Manchester Leads a Royalist rebellion in the greater Manchester area |
| Winnington Bridge Sir George Booth's troops are routed by Lambert at the Battle of Winnington Bridge |
| Rebellion Cromwell, Richard | |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| Rebellion Fleetwood, Charles | |
| General Charles Fleetwood demands indemnity for the Army & arrears of pay & a return to republican rule |
| General Charles Fleetwood leads a mutiny of the Army |
| 25th April The republicans in Parliament allied with the army forced Richard Cromwell to dissolve Parliament |
| Rebellion Lambert, John | |
| 26th Dec The Navy mutinied & declared for the Rump, support for Lambert collapsed & the Rump Parliament resumes its sittings |
| Resignation of Cromwell Cromwell, Richard | |
| 22nd May Cromwell resigns the Protectorship, leaves for the Continent & does not return until 1680 |
| Restoration of Charles II Booth, George | |
| Chester Sir George Booth leads a revolt aimed at restoring Charles II & attempts to sieze Chester with 4,000 troops |
| Restoration of Charles II Monck, George | |
| Marches from Scotland to restore order & declares a "Free Parliament" |
| Siege of Chester Booth, George | |
| Chester Sir George Booth leads a revolt aimed at restoring Charles II & attempts to sieze Chester with 4,000 troops |
