History and chronology of Exile of Charles II in England

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Charles II

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Aachen
Calais
Fecamp
Jersey
London
Penndennis
Scilly Isles
Shoreham
St Mary's

Exile of Charles II History of England


1646	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
1651	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
1656	Charles II
Exiled to Spain after Cromwell agrees to it in a secret treaty with France
1659	Charles II
Calais Returns to Calais in support of Royalist plots to restore the Monarchy
1660	Charles II
May London Charles boards Parliament's flagship, the Naseby, & returns to reclaim his kingdom
1675	Charles II
1st May London Signs a declaration expelling Jesuits & "Romish Priests" from the Realm