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1642
King Charles raised his standard at Nottingham and the war commences. -
1644
The Scots marched South and joined Parliament's army threatening York. -
1643
the Long Parliament sends commissioners to negotiate the Treaty of Oxford. -
1645
the Long Parliament appoints commissioners to meet with the king's commissioners at Uxbridge. -
1646
Siege of Dartmouth ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison. -
1647
Harlech Castle the last Royalist stronghold in Wales surrendered to the Parliamentary forces. -
1648
Pride's Purge, when troops under Colonel Thomas Pride removed opponents of Oliver Cromwell from Parliament by force of arms resulting in Rump Parliament Events of 1649. -
1649
"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. -
1650
Treaty of Breda signed between Charles II and the Scottish Covenanters. -
1651
Charles II landed in Normandy, France, after successfully fleeing England.