History and chronology of John Pym in England

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John Pym History of England


1584	Birth
Birth of John Pym
1640	Parliament
London Opens the Short Parliament & becomes its leader
London Petitions Charles I to come to terms with the Scots, the King to dissolve Parliament
17th April London John Pym makes his long speech expressing the refusal of the House of Commons to vote subsidies without a reduction of royal abuse
3rd Nov London Keeps in secret contact with the Scots, the King is tempted to arrest him for treason
3rd Nov London Pym wishes to use Parliament as a means of confrinting the KIng with resolved issues
1640	Petition Charles I
London Petitions Charles I to come to terms with the Scots, the King to dissolve Parliament
1640	Prerogative Courts
Abolishes the prerogative courts which served the King in enforcing his policies
1640	Speech
17th April London John Pym makes his long speech expressing the refusal of the House of Commons to vote subsidies without a reduction of royal abuse
1641	Constitution
8th Nov The King must use counsellors & ministers approved by Parliament
1641	Grand Remonstrance
London The Root-and-Branch Bill excluding bishops from the Commons is passed by the Commons
London The Root-and-Branch Bill excluding bishops from the Commons is rejected by the Lords
1st Nov London News of Pym's Grand Remonstrance against the King Reaches Parliament
23rd Nov London Parliament lists the Kings misdeeds
23rd Nov London The Grand Remonstrance is passed in Parliament by 11 votes, 159 to 148
1641	Parliament
London Moves Bishops should not have political power in Parliament, a challenge to the King
1641	Plot
9th Dec London 3 Royalist MPs are expelled from Parliament for involvement in an Army conspiracy
1641	Rebellion
Nov Ulster Insists that Parliament should establish control in Ireland
1641	Reform
8th Nov The King must use counsellors & ministers approved by Parliament
1642	Arrest
4th Jan London Charles I enters Parliament & says, "the birds have flown"
1642	Committee Safety
7th Jan London Appointed Member of the Committee of Lords & Commons fo the Safety of the Kingdom
7th Jan London Helps found the Committee of Public Safety
1642	Parliament
1st Jan London For reasons of safety Parliament goes into Committee in the Guildhall
1642	Rebellion
11th Jan London The 5 Members of Parliament return to Westminster to a heroes' reception
1642	Siege of Tower of London
Tower of London Prevents the King from controlling the Tower by using Parliamentary guards
1643	Budget
London Leads Parliament in taking control of taxation & in raising an unprecedented exise tax
1643	Burial
15th Dec Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1643	Death
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
1643	Diplomacy
London Invites the Scots Commissioners to London & agrees an alliance
1643	National Covenant
Sep London The price of the alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
1643	Peace
13th Jan London The King's reply to the peace petition is read dismisivly in the Guildhall
1643	Solemn League
Sep London The price of the alliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
1643	Treaty of Covenanters
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