1647
Jan 30 Scottish army leaves England with Charles in the hands of Parliamentary commissioners. The commissioners include the King's old friends Pembroke and Denbigh.
Feb 3 Charles leaves Newcastle and heads south.
Feb 16 King imprisoned at Holdenby (Holmby) House. Charles was now in English hands.
Mar 13 The King's banner is hauled down at Harlech Castle.
Mar 17 New Model Army based at Saffron Waldon. Parliament orders them not to approach within 25 miles of London.
Mar 21 Commissioners appointed by Parliament to negotiate the disbandment of the New Model Army
Apr 15 Protests from the New Model Army
Apr 30 'The Apology of the Common Soldiers of Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army' is taken to Westminster by three leading agitators. Edward Sexby, William Allen and Thomas Shepherd.
May 3 'A Second Apology' is published.
May 25 Presbyterians in Parliament propose the disbandment of the Army without settlement of grievances.
May 31 Cromwell meets with Cornet Joyce and approves a plan to prevent the removal of the King from Holdenby. Rumours have spread that the Presbyterians in Parliament are going to abduct the King and make a deal with him.
Jun 2 Joyce arrives at Holdenby.
Jun 3 Joyce removes the King from Holdenby and goes to Newmarket.
Jun 4 Cromwell leaves for Newmarket to avoid impeachment by Presbyterian MPs who think he is responsible for the King's abduction.
Jun 5 Mass rendezvous of the Army at Newmarket Heath
'The Solemn Engagement of the Army' is sent to Parliament.
Jun 7 Jones lands in Ireland
Jun 10 Rendezvous of Army on Triploe Heath
Jun 14 Fairfax and the army enter St Albans. The approach of the army alarms many Londoners. Massey drives through the streets telling the citizens to defend themselves. Some army officers draw up articles of impeachment against 11 MPs (Holles, Massey, Stapleton, Waller, Clotworthy, Glyn, Maynard, Long, Harley, Lewis, Nichols)
Jun 15 The 'Declaration of from Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army' issued. Some elements of the army get to Uxbridge - 15 miles from Westminster - to put pressure on Parliament. Parliament rejects the reform proposals in the Declaration and refuses to suspend the 11 members without proof of their misconduct.
Jun 16 Meeting of the General Army Council at Reading
Jun 19 Dublin surrenders to Jones.
Jun 23 A 'Humble Remonstrance' is issued by the Army Council. This demands the expulsion of the eleven members and the disbandment of recently formed militias in London.
Jul 1 Fairfax withdraws the army to Reading.
Charles moved to Caversham
Jul 4 Cromwell starts negotiations with Charles.
Jul 8 Poyntz is arrested by his own men of the Northern Association army and sent to Fairfax at Reading.
Jul 11 Parliament chooses a committee of twelve Lords and twenty-four Commons to join with a committee of the London militia, to care for the defense of City and Parliament and to 'suppress all insurrection and tumult'. 
Jul 12 Sir John Berkeley arrives at Reading, sent by the Queen to arrange an agreement between the officers of the army and the King. Berkeley's problem was that the King did not trust the army officers.
Jul 15 Fairfax releases Poyntz but does not restore his command.
Jul 16 Assembly of the Army General Council at Reading. Agitators call for - an immediate march on London (strongly debated until midnight); expulsion of the eleven members; a ban on Parliament's levying of any forces; the release of Lilburne and other Leveller prisoners.
Jul 17 Ireton presents his 'Heads of the Proposals' to the General Army Council.
Jul 20 Parliament is presented with the 'Heads of the Porposals'. The eleven impeached MPs withdraw and eight of them flee abroad.
Jul 21 Militiamen, reformadoes, apprentices and others gather at Skinners' Hall, London to sign a 'Solemn Engagement of the City' pledging to restore the King and bring him to Westminster.
Jul 22 Parliament removes control of London's trained bands from the City Council and reinstates the old City Militia Committee - Several thousand reformadoes demonstrate in St James' Field. They call for Parliament to bring the King back to London.
Jul 23 'Heads of the Proposals' presented to Charles.
Jul 26 Parliament invaded by a mob.
Jul 28 Charles initially rejects the Heads of the Proposals
Aug 6 New Model Army enters London
Independent MPs return to Parliament.
Aug 18 Army General Council meet at Kingston. A new 'Remonstrance' is approved and taken to Parliament. Cromwell supports the Agitators' proposal to purge Parliament of all members who had sat when the Speakers had been absent...Fairfax however disapproves.
Aug 20 Cromwell goes under escort to Parliament.
Null and Void Ordinance
Presbyterian MPs flee
Aug 24 Charles moved to Hampton Court
Aug 26 Army establishes HQ at Putney.
Sep 6 Cromwell visits Lilburne in the Tower.
Sep 9 Charles rejects the amended Newcastle Propositions and says he prefers the Heads of the Proposals Major Francis White is expelled from the General Council for speaking against restoring the King, and having the Army run the country.
Oct 18 Fairfax is presented with the pamphlet 'The Case of the Army Truly Stated' signed by some of the agitators. There is a general unrest developing in the rank and file of the army.
Oct 22 Lanark, Lauderdale and Loudoun visit Charles at Hampton Court, raising his hopes of support from Scotland. A couple of days later they returned with 50 armed horsemen urging the King to escape with them...he declined.
Oct 28 The Putney Debates
Oct 30 Charles withdraws his word that he will not try to escape from Hampton Court.
Nov 11 Charles escapes from Hampton Court
Nov 13 Charles arrives on the Isle of Wight but is arrested and held in Carisbrooke Castle.
Nov 15 Army rendezvous on Corkbush Field followed by others at Ruislip Heath and Kingston.
Nov 24 Cromwell breaks off negotiations with Charles.
Nov 27 Parliament proposes the Four Bills Designed to be a condition for Parliament to negotiate with the King.
Dec 10 Parliament annuls Rainborough's appointment as Vice-Admiral as punishment for his activities. Rainborough apologised to the General Council and took up his command on January 1st.
Dec 14 Parliament passes the Four Bills
Dec 15 The Engagement is draughted by the King. A secret agreement with the Scottish Covenanters.
Dec 25 Parliament suppresses Christmas celebrations
Riots in London, Norwich and Canterbury
Dec 26 Army Council at Windsor.

Charles signs the Engagement.

 Charles sees better chances with Scots than with Parliament.
Dec 28 Charles rejects the Four Bills