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| Birth Frederick I |  |
| Birth of Frederick I, son of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Capture of Dunkirk Cromwell, Oliver |  |
| Dunkirk It is agreed France will capture Gravelines & England will capture Dunkirk & Mardyck |
| Capture of Gravelines Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Gravelines It is agreed France will capture Gravelines & England will capture Dunkirk & Mardyck |
| Capture of Jamaica Blake, Robert | |
| Jamaica Defeats the Spanish after the British capture of Jamaica |
| Capture of Kracow Hatzfield | |
| Kracow Captures Kracow from the Swedish |
| Capture of Mardyck Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Mardyck It is agreed France will capture Gravelines & England will capture Dunkirk & Mardyck |
| Constitution Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 26th May Dunkirk Cromwell is installed as Lord Protector under a new constitution |
| Death Blake, Robert | |
| 17th Aug Plymouth Death of Robert Blake, while was entering Plymouth Harbour |
| Declaration of War Charles X Gustavus |  |
| Stockholm Denmark declares war on Sweden & Charles is forced to withdraw from Poland |
| Diplomacy Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Flanders England will provide a fleet & 6,000 men & France 20,000 men against Spain in Flanders |
| Signs a treaty of Alliance with France |
| Diplomacy Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| Flanders England will provide a fleet & 6,000 men & France 20,000 for war against Spain |
| Paris It is agreed France will capture Gravelines & England will capture Dunkirk & Mardyck |
| Dismissal Lambert, John | |
| July London Dismissed after protesting about the offer of the Crown to Cromwell |
| Execution of Dara Shikoh Jahan |  |
| Jahan's son Aurangzeb led a rebellion when Jahan became ill in and publicly executes his brother and the heir apparent Dara Shikoh |
| Health Jahan | |
| Jahan's son Aurangzeb led a rebellion when Jahan became ill in and publicly executes his brother and the heir apparent Dara Shikoh |
| Invasion of Flanders Morgan, Thomas | |
| April Flanders Sent to Flanders as the 2nd in Command of an Army of about 6,000 |
| Invasion of Flanders Reynolds, John | |
| April Flanders Sent to Flanders with an Army of about 6,000 |
| Invasion of Poland Gyorgy II |  |
| Forced to withdraw from Poland by the Crimean Tartars |
| Investiture Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 25th May London Agrees to Parliaments proposal that he should be invested as Lord Protector |
| 26th June London Invested as Lord Protector in Westminster Hall, where Charles I was tried 8 yrs prior |
| Investiture Fleming, Oliver | |
| 26th June London Master of Ceremonies at the Investiture of Oliver Cromwell as the Lord Protector |
| Kingship Cromwell Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 8th May Cromwell rejects the offer of the Kings hip |
| Knighthood Bennett, Henry | |
| Bennett recieves a knighthood |
| Lord Chancellor Cromwell, Richard | |
| Appointed Chancellor of Oxford University |
| Marriage Beaufort, Henry | |
| Marries Mary Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Lord Capell |
| Marriage Belasyse, Thomas | |
| Belasyse marries Mary Cromwell, a younger daughter of Oliver Cromwell |
| Marriage Somerset, Henry | |
| 17th Aug Marries Mary Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Lord Capell |
| Peerage Belasyse, Thomas | |
| 9th April Belasyse is created Earl Fauconberg, 1st |
| Petition Humble Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 8th May Cromwell rejects the Humble Petition |
| Rebellion Jahan | |
| Jahan's son Aurangzeb led a rebellion when Jahan became ill in and publicly executes his brother and the heir apparent Dara Shikoh |
| Restoration Packe, Christopher | |
| 23rd Feb London Address es Parliament & calls for the return of the monarch, the House of Lords |
| 23rd Feb London Introduces the "Humble Petition & Advice" to Parliament |
| Rule of Prussia Frederick William | |
| Berlin Gains the suzerainty of the Duchy of Prussia |
| Siege of Bremen Charles X Gustavus | |
| July Bremen Cross es the frontier of Holstein & expels the Danish from Bremen |
| Siege of Copenhagen Wrangel | |
| July Copenhagen The Swedish under Wrangel are held at Copenhagen |
| Siege of Frederiksodde Wrangel | |
| 24th Oct Frederiksodde Leads the siege of Frederiksodde & forces the Danish surrender under Marshal Bilde |
| Siege of Santa Cruz Blake, Robert | |
| Santa Cruz Destroys the Spanish West Indian Fleet in Santa Cruz |
| Succession Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 8th May London Announces he will not accept the title of King |
| Surrender Wrangel | |
| 24th Oct Frederiksodde Leads the siege of Frederiksodde & forces the Danish surrender under Marshal Bilde |
| Treaty of Wehlau Charles X Gustavus | |
| Wehlau John II Casimir & Frederick William sign an Alliance against Charles |
