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 Ballard, Thomas
 Bankes, John
 Batten, William
 Blake, Robert
 Brereton, William
 Butler, James
 Byron
 Cartaret, George de
 Cavendish, Charles
 Charles I
 Compton, Spencer
 Cromwell, Oliver
 Devereux, Robert
 Dyve, Lewis
 Fairfax, Thomas
 Feilding, Richard
 Gell, John
 Gifford, John
 Goring, Thomas
 Hampden, John
 Hastings, Henry
 Hyde, Edward
 Lambton, William
 Mackworth, Francis
 Massey, Edward
 Maurice
 Meldrum, John
 Milton, John
 Montague
 Pennington, Isaac
 Pym, John
 Roan, John
 Sackville, Edward
 Somerset, Edward
 Villiers
 Waller, William
 Wentworth, Thomas
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   Alliance   Cromwell, Oliver
  25th Sep   Parliament promises to protect Scottish   Presbyterianism
   Army   Cromwell, Oliver
  10th Aug   Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east
   Bailiff   Cartaret, George de
   Jersey   Within theGovernment of Jersey serves as Bailiff
   Battle of Adwalton Moor   Cavendish, William
  30th June Adwalton Moor   After the battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire
  30th June Adwalton Moor   Defeats a Parliamentary force under Lord Fairfax
  30th June Adwalton Moor   The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull
   Battle of Adwalton Moor   Fairfax, Thomas
  30th June Adwalton Moor   After the battle of Adwalton Moor the royalists occupy the West Riding of Yorkshire
  30th June Adwalton Moor   Defeated by the Royalists near Bradford
  30th June Adwalton Moor   The Parliamentary forces are driven back to Hull
   Battle of Chalgrove Field   Hampden, John
  18th June Chalgrove Field   Defeated & killed by Royalists
   Battle of Gainsborough   Cromwell, Oliver
  28th July Gainsborough   Wins a victory over Royalist forces
   Battle of Grantham   Cromwell, Oliver
  13th May Grantham   1st victory for Cromwell & the Eastern association
   Battle of Highnam   Somerset, Edward
  23rd Mar Highnam   Defeated by Waller when defending South Wales for Charles I
   Battle of Highnam   Waller, William
  23rd Mar Highnam   Routs the Royalist force of Lord Herbert
   Battle of Hopton Heath   Brereton, William
  19th Mar Hopton Heath   Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings
  19th Mar Stone   Forced to retreat to Stone then back to Cheshire
   Battle of Hopton Heath   Byron, Thomas
  19th Mar Hopton Heath   Leads a charge against the Roundheads after Northampton is killed
   Battle of Hopton Heath   Compton, Spencer
  18th Mar Hopton Heath   Joins forces with General Hastings prior to the battle of Hopton Heath
  19th Mar Hopton Heath   Accompanied by three of his sons, marches out with his troops Compton engages Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet and Sir William Brereton at Hopton Heath
  19th Mar Hopton Heath   Defeats the Roundheads under John Gell & William Brereton but killed in battle
   Battle of Hopton Heath   Gell, John
  19th Mar Chartley   Forced to retreat to Chartley & then to Uttoxeter
  19th Mar Hopton Heath   Defeated by a Royalist force under the Earl of Northampton & General Henry Hastings
   Battle of Hopton Heath   Hastings, Henry
  18th Mar Stafford   Joins forces with the Earl of Northampton prior to the battle of Hopton Heath
  19th Mar Hopton Heath   Helps defeat the Roundheads under John Gell & William Brereton
   Battle of Lansdown   Waller, William
  5th July Lansdown   Defeated by the Royalists under Hopton
   Battle of Newbury, 1st   Byron
  20th Sep Newbury   Fights for the defeated Royalists
   Battle of Newbury   Devereux, Robert
  18th Sep Newbury   Defeats a Royalist force & is able to move on to Reading
  18th Sep Newbury   Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading
   Battle of Ripple Field   Massey, Edward
  13th April Tewkesbury   Driven back by Prince Maurice to Tewkesbury
   Battle of Ripple Field   Maurice
  13th April Ripple Field   Drives Waller & Massey back to Tewkebury
   Battle of Ripple Field   Waller, William
  13th April Tewkesbury   Driven back by Prince Maurice to Tewkesbury
   Battle of Roundway Down   Waller, William
  13th July Roundway Dow   Defeat by the Royalists under the Earl of Roches ter
  13th July Roundway Dow   Defeated by the Royalists under Lord Wilmot
   Battle of Winceby   Fairfax, Thomas
  10th Oct Winceby   Combines with Cromwell & Manchester to check the Governor of Newark
   Battle of Winceby   Montague
  10th Oct Winceby   Cromwell's cavalry proves very effective
  10th Oct Winceby   Defeats the Royalists under Sir John Henderson near Newark
   Brave Dame Mary   Bankes, Mary
   Corfe Castle   During the English   Civil War, the castle twice came under siege by Parliamentarian forces, Sir John Bankes is away from his estate attending to Charles I so defence of the castle is led by his wife Lady Mary Bankes - "Brave Dame Mary"
   Budget   Pym, John
   London   Leads Parliament in taking control of taxation & in raising an unprecedented exise tax
   Burial   Pym, John
  15th Dec Westminster Abbey   Buried in Westminster Abbey
   Capture   Brereton, William
  9th Nov Wrexham   Captures Wrexham, Royalists are intercepted returning from Ireland after the truce
   Capture   Cavendish, William
   Gainsborough   Moves from the nth to threaten the eastern counties & captures Gainsborough
   Capture   Charles I
   Reading   The Royalist Reading garrison is handed over to the Roundheads
   Capture   Devereux, Robert
   Gloucester   Relieves Gloucester for the Parliamentarians
   April Reading   Captures Reading for the Parliamentarians & prevents Charles I from reaching London
   Capture   Dyve, Lewis
  6th Oct Newport Pagnell   Captures Newport Pagnell for the Royalists
   Capture   Fairfax, Thomas
   London   Captures Leads for the Parliamentarians
  23rd Jan Leeds   Captures Leads for the Parliamentarians
  21st May Wakefield   Captures Wakefield for the Parliamentarians
  16th July York   Helpscapture York for the Parliamentarians
  16th Oct Newcastle   Helpscapture Newcastle for the Parliamentarians
   Capture   Fairfax, William
  21st May Wakefield   Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield
   Capture   Feilding, Richard
   April Reading   Surrenders Reading to the Parliamentarians under Essex
   Capture   Gifford, John
  21st May Wakefield   Helps command the Parliamentary foot as Thomas Fairfax captures Wakefield
   Capture   Goring, Thomas
  21st May Wakefield   Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
   Capture   Lambton, William
  21st May Wakefield   Comes to the aid of the Royalist garrison but it is captured by Thomas Fairfax
   Capture   Mackworth, Francis
  21st May Wakefield   Senior Royalist Commander at Wakefield when it is capturd by Thomas Fairfax
   Capture   Massey, Edward
   Gloucester   The Governor of Gloucester hands it over to Waller
  12th April Tewkesbury   Capures Tewkesbury for Parliament
   Capture   Maurice
   Tewkesbury   Helpscapture Tewkesury
  12th April Upton Bridge   Captures Upton Bridge to maintain his communications with Oxford across the Severn
   Capture   Montague
   Lincoln   Lincoln surrenders with a considerable supply of arms
   Capture   Villiers
   Tewkesbury   Helpscapture Tewkesury
   Capture   Waller, William
   Gloucester   The Governor of Gloucester hands it over to Waller
   Mar Bristol   Sets up his HQ in Bristol
   July Bath   Forced to evacuate Bath after being defeated by the Royalists at Lansdown
   Capture   Wentworth, Thomas
  26th Aug Bristol   Breaks through at Brandon Hill followed by the surrender of Bristol to the Royalists
   Commander   Cavendish, William
   Tyne   Appointed Commander of the Royalist forces North of the Tyne
   Commissioner   Sackville, Edward
   London   Appointed Commissioner of the Treasury
   County Associations   Cromwell, Oliver
   London   Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed
   Death   Compton, Spencer
  19th Mar Hopton Heath   Death of Spencer Compton, killed at the battle of Hopton Heath
   Death   Pym, John
  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  
   Diplomacy   Pym, John
   London   Invites the Scots   Commissioners to London & agrees an alliance
   General   Montague
   London   Appointed General for the Eastern Midlands & the Associated Counties
   Governor   Cromwell, Oliver
  28th July Isle of Ely   Receives news from Parliament that he has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Ely
   Governor   Fairfax, Thomas
   July Hull   Appointed Governor of Hull
   Grey Coat School   Roan, John
   Greenwich   Endows the Grey Coat School
   Invasion of   Waller, William
   Monmouthsire   Advances into Monmouthshire
   Lord Chancellor   Hyde
     Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
   Lord Chancellor   Hyde, Edward
     Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
   Major   Waller, William
   London   Appointed Major General
   Mobilization   Cromwell, Oliver
  10th Aug London   Parliament issues instructions for the impressment of 22,000 in London & the east
   National Covenant   Pym, John
   Sep London   The price of theAlliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
   Peace   Butler, James
  15th Sep London   Agrees a truce with the Confederate Irish on behalf of the King
   Peace   Charles I
   Jan Oxford   Rejects proposals drawn up by the Lords & Parliament after the battle of Edgehill
   Peace   Pennington, Isaac
   London   In the King's reply to the peace petition the London Mayor is accused of treason
   Peace   Pym, John
  13th Jan London   The King's reply to the peace petition is read dismisivly in the Guildhall
   Peerage   Byron
     Created Baron Byron
   Plantations Comm Cromwell   Cromwell, Oliver
   London   Appointed Member of the Committee of Plantations
   Publication   Milton, John
     Publication of, "Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce
   Rebellion   Charles I
  15th Sep Ireland   Signs a truce with the Irish rebels to free his troops for service in England  
   Reform   Cromwell, Oliver
   London   Counties are inefficient for managing armies so County Associations are formed
   Siege of Bridlington   Batten, William
  23rd Feb Bridlington   Despite the attenrions of Batten the Queen lands at Bridlington Quay
   Siege of Bristol   Blake, Robert
   Bristol   Takes part in the defense of Bristol
   Siege of Burghley   Cromwell, Oliver
  24th July Burghley   Leads a successful siege in Northamptonshire against the Countess of Essex
   Siege of Corfe Castle   Bankes, John
   Corfe Castle   Corfe Castle survives a 6 week Parliamentarian siege
   Siege of Corfe Castle   Bankes, Mary
   Corfe Castle   During the English   Civil War, the castle twice came under siege by Parliamentarian forces, Sir John Bankes is away from his estate attending to Charles I so defence of the castle is led by his wife Lady Mary Bankes - "Brave Dame Mary"
   Corfe Castle   The first siege, in 1643, lasts for six weeks before the Parliamentarians withdraw with the loss of 100 men
   Siege of Gainsborough   Cavendish, Charles
   Gainsborough   Defeated by Cromwell & killed in battle
   Siege of Gloucester   Charles I
  6th Sep Gloucester   Fails tocapture Gloucester
   Siege of Hull   Cavendish, William
   Hull   Raises the Siege of Hull on behalf of the Royalists
   Siege of Hull   Meldrum, John
   Hull   Relieves Hull for the Parliamentarians
   Siege of Lichfield   Compton, Spencer
   Mar Lichfield   Marches from Banbury to relieve Lichfield, and having failed there proceeds to Stafford, which he occupies
   Siege of London   Pennington, Isaac
   London   The King is not strong enough tocapture the City of London
   Siege of Lyme Regis   Blake, Robert
   Lyme Regis   Takes part in the defense of Lyme Regis
   Siege of Newark   Ballard, Thomas
  28th Feb Newark   Fails in an attempt tocapture Newark from the Royalists
   Siege of Newark   Gell, John
  28th Feb Newark   Leads a Derbyshire contingent in a failed Roundhead attempt tocapture Newark
   Siege of Newport   Dyve, Lewis
  27th Oct Newport Pagnell   Evacuates Newport Pagnell in the false belief that supplies are not coming from Oxford
  27th Oct Newport Pagnell   The Royalist hold on London is lost
   Siege of Reading   Devereux, Robert
  18th Sep Reading   Devereux defeats a Royalist force at Newburn & is able to move on to Reading
   Siege of Stafford   Compton, Spencer
   Mar Stafford   Marches from Banbury to relieve Lichfield, and having failed there proceeds to Stafford, which he occupies
   Siege of York   Cavendish, William
   Jan York   Withdraws the Royalists from Wakefield & Pontefract & gathers them at York
   Solemn League   Pym, John
   Sep London   The price of theAlliance is a National Covenant & Solemn League signed by Pym
   Treaty of Covenanters   Pym, John
   Sep London   The price of theAlliance 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

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