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| 1550 | Treaty of Breda |  |
| 1st May Breda Agrees to the Covenant in Scotland & to impose Presbyterianism in England |
| 1st May Breda Signs the treaty of Breda |
| 23rd June Breda Affirms the treaty of Breda agreeing to the Covenant in Scotland |
| 1642 | Battle of Edgehill | |
| 23rd Oct Edgehill Commands a regiment as the Prince of Wales, charging in the front line |
| 1644 | Battle of Cropredy Bridge | |
| Cropredy Bridge Fights at the battle of Cropredy Bridge |
| 1644 | Battle of Newbury, 2nd | |
| 26th Oct Newbury Fights at the battle of Newbury |
| 1644 | Council Advisers | |
| Given a Council of Advisers including Sir Edward Hyde, Sir Arthur Capel & Lord Hopton |
| 1644 | General Western Association | |
| London Appointed Commander, under the control of Sir Edward Hyde |
| London Appointed General of the Western Association & Generlissimo of the King's forces |
| 1646 | Exile of 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 |
| 1649 | Death | |
| 30th Jan London Death of Charles I |
| 1649 | Execution of Charles I | |
| 30th Jan London Charles II is proclaimed King in Scotland |
| 30th Jan London Executed in front of the Whitehall Banqueting House |
| 1650 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| April Caithness Montrose lands from the Orkneys with 1,500 in the service of Charles II |
| 1650 | Siege of Caithness | |
| April Caithness Montrose lands from the Orkneys with 1,500 in the service of Charles II |
| 1651 | Battle of Warrington | |
| Aug Warrington Manages to cross the Mersey at Warrington |
| 1651 | Battle of Worcester | |
| 22nd Aug Worcester Arrives at the Royalist town of Worcester which clears the garrison for him |
| 22nd Aug Worcester Arrives with a force of 16,000 men |
| 23rd Aug Worcester Enters Worcester unopposed |
| 29th Aug Worcester A Council of War decides to attack Red Hill |
| 3rd Sep Worcester Attempts a "break out" from Worcester against Cromwell but is forced back |
| 3rd Sep Worcester Charles is forced to go into hiding then escape from England |
| 3rd Sep Worcester Leads a force of 16,000 against Cromwell's force of 30,000 |
| 1651 | Capture of Jersey | |
| Jersey The last Royalist stronghold in England surrenders to the Commonwealth |
| 1651 | Commander | |
| 1st Jan London Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Scottish Army |
| 1651 | Coronation | |
| 1st Jan Westminster Abbey Given a Presbyterian Coronation at Scone |
| 1651 | Exile of Charles II | |
| 7th Sep Aachen Joined in Aachen by his sister, the recently widowed Princess Mary |
| 7th Sep Aachen Leaves France, which resumes relations with England, for Aachen |
| 17th Sep London Flees to France in a State of destitution |
| 15th Oct Shoreham Leaves England on a hired boat, The Surprise, from Shoreham |
| 15th Oct Shoreham On the run for 6 weeks after the battle of Worcester |
| 16th Oct Fecamp Lands at Fecamp near Rouen |
| 1651 | Invasion of England | |
| 13th July Cross es the Border into England with a mainly Presbyterian force to restore the throne |
| 6th Aug Cross es the border into England at the head of an Army of 14,000 |
| 1651 | Proclamation Sovereignty | |
| 6th Aug London Proclaimed as sovereign of England & offers a pardon to all who join him |
| 1653 | Alliance | |
| Mar Sends General Middleton to support the Scottish clans who declared loyalty to the King |
| 1653 | Sealed Knot | |
| Supports a conspiratorial royalist society in England called the Sealed Knot |
| 1655 | Rebellion | |
| A splinter of the Sealed Knot plan a royalist coup which collapses |
| 1656 | Alliance | |
| The Spanish Army agrees to restore Charles to the throne but Jamaica must be returned |
| Mar Brussells Negiates with the Spanish Governor Don Juan for an alliance with Spain |
| 1656 | Exile of Charles II | |
| Exiled to Spain after Cromwell agrees to it in a secret treaty with France |
| 1656 | Plot | |
| Charles II offers a knighthood & œ500 pension pa to anyone who would kill Cromwell |
| 1658 | Death | |
| 3rd Sep Death of Cromwell, it is certain the monarchy will be restored |
| 3rd Sep Hears of the death of Cromwell while in exile in the Netherlands |
| 1658 | Treaty of Charles II | |
| 2nd April Charles agrees to revoke anti-Catholic laws |
| 2nd April Spain agrees to open its ports to Royalist privateers & supports restoration |
| 2nd April Spain agrees to support the exiled King & his brother James |
| 2nd April The Spanish agree to help restore Charles II |
| 2nd April Will support Irish Catholics & give Spain support against France after his restoration |
| 1659 | Exile of Charles II | |
| Calais Returns to Calais in support of Royalist plots to restore the Monarchy |
| 1660 | Coronation | |
| 23rd April Westminster Abbey Crowned in Westminster Abbey on St George's day |
| 1660 | Declaration of Breda | |
| Breda Pardons his enemies |
| Breda Promises to uphold the Anglican Church & to grant "liberty to tender consciences" |
| 1660 | Declaration of Oak Apple Day | |
| 29th May London Made a day of annual thanksgiving with a special service in the Book of Common Prayer |
| 29th May London Marks the day Charles returns to London as well as his birthday |
| 1660 | Exile of Charles II | |
| May London Charles boards Parliament's flagship, the Naseby, & returns to reclaim his kingdom |
| 1660 | Marriage | |
| 21st May London Marries the infanta Catherine of Braganza in an Anglican & Catholic ceremony |
| 21st May London The Portuguese dowry is œ300,000 & Tangier & Bombay |
| 1660 | Milton | |
| 13th Aug Charles II orders the suppression of pamphlets written by John Milton |
| 1660 | Parliament | |
| 25th April London Opening day of Pariament after a general election which returns a monarchist majority |
| 1660 | Restoration | |
| London Parliament sends a fleet to Holland with a gift of œ50,000 for the Charles |
| 25th April London Charle's restoration is now certain |
| 1660 | Royal Society | |
| London Founds the Royal Society |
| 1660 | Succession | |
| 23rd April London Succeeds as King of England |
| 5th May London Final day of the Interregnum, rule without a monarch |
| 1661 | Declaration of Indulgence | |
| Tries to pass the Declaration of Indulgence but it is rejected by the Lords |
| 15th Mar Allows Charles to exempt religious groups of his choice from the Act of Uniformity |
| 15th Mar Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists |
| 15th Mar Suspends execution penal laws that punish recusants from the Church of England |
| 15th Mar Tries to pass the Declaration of Indulgence but it is rejected by the Lords |
| 1661 | Northern League | |
| Copenhagen Sends Gilbert Talbot to Copenhagen to form the anti-Dutch Northern League |
| Copenhagen The Northern League breaks down because of the emnity between Denmark & Sweden |
| 1661 | Parliament | |
| 6th May London Opens the Cavalier Parliament, 1st legal Parliament in 20 yrs |
| 1661 | Reform | |
| London Issues a proclamation controlling building in London |
| London Prohibits building a new foundation within 2 miles of the London or Westminster |
| 15th Mar Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists |
| 1661 | Restoration | |
| London The Long Parliament of May 1661-January 1679 restores the King |
| 1662 | Clarendon Code | |
| Parliament passes the Clarendon Codes restoring Puritan Legislation |
| 1662 | Marriage | |
| 20th May Portsmouth First sees Catherine of Braganza at Portsmouth |
| 1662 | Reform | |
| An Anglican monopoly of the Church, schools, universities & citizenship is created |
| Clergy without episcopal ordination must give up their benefices |
| Parliament passes the Clarendon Codes restoring Puritan Legislation |
| Parliament requires schools & the clergy to adopt the "Book of Common Prayer" |
| London Those who refuse to use the "Book of Common Prayer" are called "Nonconformists" |
| Wants a religious settlement based on the Declaration of Breda |
| 1662 | Royal Society | |
| 15th July London Grants a Charter to the Royal Society |
| 1662 | Rule of Dunkirk | |
| Dunkirk Sells Dunkirk to the French for œ400,000 |
| 1663 | Capture of New York | |
| New York The New Netherlands are captured, latter day New York |
| 1663 | Reform | |
| Forced to abandon his plans for the toleration of dissenters, including Catholics |
| 1664 | Legislation | |
| London The Triennial Act, not statutory for the King to address Parliament every 3 yrs |
| 1664 | Reform | |
| London Prohibits assemblies of 5 or more for religious purposes |
| London Prohibits teachers & preachers who had not taken oaths from within 5 miles of a town |
| London The Triennial Act, not statutory for the King to address Parliament every 3 yrs |
| 1665 | Declaration of War | |
| Declares war on France |
| 1666 | Battle of Pentland Hills | |
| 28th Nov Pentland Battle of Pentland Hills, the Scottish Convenenter revolt led by James Wallace is defeated by the Royalist forces |
| 1666 | Fire London | |
| Checks the flames by ordering sailors to blow up houses in the path of the fire |
| 2nd Sep 1st day of the Great Fire of London, started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane |
| 1666 | Plague | |
| 1st Feb Officially 68,000 had died but it may have been over 100,000 |
| 1667 | Rule of New Jersey | |
| 21st July New Jersey Under the treaty of Breda England is awarded possession of New Jersey |
| 1667 | Rule of New York | |
| 21st July New York Under the treaty of Breda England is awarded possession of New York |
| 1667 | Treaty of Breda | |
| 21st July Breda England gains New York & New Jersey |
| 21st July Breda The Dutch retain Pulo-Run & Dutch Guina |
| 21st July Breda The French retain French Acadia & French Guiana |
| 21st July Breda The treaty of Breda ends the war |
| 1668 | Triple Alliance | |
| An alliance of England, the United Provinces & Sweden against Louis XIV |
| 1669 | Declaration of War | |
| Declares war against the Dutch for a subsidy from Louis XIV in the treaty of Dover |
| 1669 | Treaty of Dover | |
| Dover Charles declares to Louis XIV that he is a Catholic & wins his support |
| Dover Charles is due to receive œ160,000 & 6,000 troops from Louis XIV to suppress disorder |
| Declares war against the Dutch for a subsidy from Louis XIV in the treaty of Dover |
| Dover Louis XIV hopes to gain Spanish territory & Charles some Dutch land |
| Dover Louis XIV promises money for Catholic restoration in England & a war against the Dutch |
| Dover Only Clifford & Arlington know of the secret Treaty of Dover |
| Dover Promises to lifts law against dissenters who refuse the oaths, appeases Louis XIV |
| 1670 | Hudson Bay Co | |
| Gives the Hudson Bay Company exclusive rights over Western Canada |
| 1670 | Treaty of Charles II | |
| 21st Dec A cover up Treaty for the secret Treaty, details Anglo-French action against the Dutch |
| 1670 | Treaty of Dover | |
| 22nd May Dover Supports the Catholic religion & resolves to reconcile himself with the Church of Rome |
| 22nd May Dover Will support Louis XIV to the Spanish monarchical possessions of sth America |
| 1672 | Declaration of Indulgence | |
| 15th Mar Allows Catholics to worship in private |
| 15th Mar London Allows Catholics to worship in private |
| 15th Mar Attempts to remove legislation against Catholics & Non Conformists |
| 15th Mar London Attempts to remove legislation against Catholics & Non Conformists |
| 15th Mar Grants licenses to Non Conformists to worship publicly |
| 15th Mar London Grants licenses to Non Conformists to worship publicly |
| 1672 | Declaration of War | |
| 17th Mar Charles II declares war without consulting Parliament |
| 17th Mar England & France declare war against in accordance with the treaty of Dover |
| 1673 | Alliance | |
| London Parliament refuses to raise any money for the war against the Dutch |
| 1673 | Declaration of Indulgence | |
| Forced to withdraw the declaration by Parliament when they suspend funds |
| London Forced to withdraw the declaration by Parliament when they suspend funds |
| Parliament opposses Charles II's Declaration of Indulgence made in 1672 |
| London Parliament opposses Charles II's Declaration of Indulgence made in 1672 |
| Parliament replaces the Declaration of Indulgence with the Test Acts |
| Withdrawn after opposition in the Commons & Lords |
| London Withdrawn after opposition in the Commons & Lords |
| Withdrawn in exchange for a monthly payment of œ70,000 for 3 yrs |
| London Withdrawn in exchange for a monthly payment of œ70,000 for 3 yrs |
| 1673 | Exchequer Payments | |
| London Cancels loans made to the Monarchy by bonds issued through the Treasury |
| 1673 | Legislation | |
| Parliament passes a Test Act for Crown office holders to support the Anglican Church |
| Parliament replaces the Declaration of Indulgence with the Test Acts |
| Public officeholders must swear an oath of allegiance recognizing the monarch as head of the Church |
| The intention of the Test Act is to exclude Catholics from public office |
| Under the Test Act Public officeholders must accept communion by Protestant form |
| 29th Mar All public office holders must take public communion in the Church of England |
| 29th Mar Assents to the Test Act |
| 1673 | Oath | |
| London Takes the sacrament according to the rites of the Church of England |
| 1673 | Parliament | |
| London Parliament opposses Charles II's Declaration of Indulgence made in 1672 |
| London Parliament opposses Charles II's declaration of war against Holland |
| 1673 | Reform | |
| London Imposes citizenship, oaths of allegiance & supremacy |
| London Parliament passes a Test Act for Crown office holders to support the Anglican Church |
| London Takes the sacrament according to the rites of the Church of England |
| 29th Mar London All public office holders must take public communion in the Church of England |
| 29th Mar London Assents to the Test Act |
| 1674 | Dismissal | |
| Feb London Dismissses the oppossition leader, Shaftsbury |
| 1674 | Parliament | |
| London Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace |
| Feb London Parliament refuses to grant funds for the war with the Low Countries |
| 1674 | Peace | |
| Opens Parliament to raise money for war with the Dutch, both Houses vote for peace |
| 11th Feb Declares in Parliament for "a speedy honourable & I hope lasting peace with the Dutch" |
| 1674 | Treaty of Westminster | |
| 19th Feb London Parliament forces Charles to withdraw from the war, the Dutch will pay an indemnity |
| 1675 | Alliance | |
| The Navy is financed by Louis XIV to the sum of œ100,000 to be paid quarterly |
| London The secret alliance between Charles II & Louis XIV is renewed |
| 1675 | Declaration of Order in Council | |
| London Catholic Chapels are restricted to Ambassadors & the Queen |
| London Penal Laws against Catholics are enforced |
| 1675 | Diplomacy | |
| London Charles is promised a subsidy of œ100,000 to finance the Navy |
| London The secret alliance between Charles II & Louis XIV is renewed |
| 1675 | Exile of Charles II | |
| 1st May London Signs a declaration expelling Jesuits & "Romish Priests" from the Realm |
| 1675 | Parliament | |
| London Dissolves Parliament after Danby fails to raise funds to finance the Navy |
| 1676 | Diplomacy | |
| London Signs another secret Treaty with France for a further three years |
| 1678 | Parliament | |
| 21st May London Dismisses Parliament after 1st & 2nd readings of the Exclusion Bill pass the Commons |
| 1678 | Reform | |
| London 1st time Charles vetoes a Bill, a generation earlier precipitated the Civil War |
| 2nd reading of the Exclusion Bill to prevent succession of the Duke of York |
| A Bill is passed banning Catholics from sitting in the Commons & the Lords |
| London Parliament presents a Bill to control the Militia |
| 29th April Agrees Catholic Sovereigns will lose control of Church & government appointments |
| 29th April Chalrles attempts to prevent the passing of the Exclusion Bill |
| 1678 | Succession | |
| London Rumours say Charles had married Lucy Walter making Monmouth his legitimate heir |
| 3rd Mar London Signs a declaration he had only married Queen Catherine, makes Monmouth illegitimate |
| 1680 | Parliament | |
| 2nd Nov London 1st reading of the 2nd Exclusion Bill passes through the Commons |
| 1680 | Reform | |
| The Lords reject the 2nd Exclusion Bill by 60 votes to 30 |
| 2nd Nov 1st reading of the 2nd Exclusion Bill passes through the Commons |
| 4th Nov The Commons move the Duke of York be excluded from the succession |
| 4th Nov The Commons move the next in line should be the Duke of York's eldest daughter Mary |
| 1683 | Assassination | |
| 21st June London Discovers the Rye House plot to murder Charles II & the Duke of York |
| 1683 | Plot | |
| 21st June Discovers the Rye House plot to murder Charles II & the Duke of York |
| 1685 | Death | |
| 6th Feb London Death of Charles II |
