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15 January, "An Agreement of the People of England, and the places therewith incorporated, for a secure and present peace, upon grounds of common right, freedom and safety" presented to the Rump Parliament; 20 January, The trial of Charles I of England by the High Court of Justice begins; 27 January, The death warrant of Charles I of England is ...
Cromwell was a Parliamentarian commander during the English Civil War and in 1653 he became head of state as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. This was the earliest produced portrait of Cromwell and by far the most well-known. [1] It has drawn comparison to Anthony van Dyck's 1636 depiction of the Royalist Earl of Strafford. [2]
Parliament had planned to re-conquer Ireland since 1641 and had already sent an invasion force there in 1647. Cromwell's invasion of 1649 was much larger and, with the civil war in England over, could be regularly reinforced and re-supplied. His nine-month military campaign was brief and effective, though it did not end the war in Ireland.
A drawing of Oliver Cromwell's head on a spike from the late 18th century. Oliver Cromwell, born on 25 April 1599, led the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War.Upon his army's victory, he oversaw the conversion of England into a republic, abolishing the monarchy and the House of Lords after the execution of King Charles I in January 1649.
First Barons' War (1215–1217) – a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious barons, led by Robert Fitzwalter and supported by a French army under the future Louis VIII of France, made war on King John of England. Second Barons' War (1264–1267) – a civil war between the forces of a number of barons led by Simon ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
12 April – American Civil War breaks out, leading to Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861–1865). 13 May – British government resolves to remain neutral in the American Civil War. [4] 17 May – Thomas Cook runs the first package holiday from London to Paris. [3] July – outbreak of yellow fever onboard paddle frigate HMS Firebrand in the West ...
The battle of Preston was fought on 17 August 1648 during the Second English Civil War near the Lancashire town of Preston between part of a Royalist army under James Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, and a considerably smaller Parliamentarian army commanded by Lieutenant General Oliver Cromwell. The Royalists were defeated with heavy losses.