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| 1648 | ||
| Jan 3 | Vote of No Addresses passed by the House of Commons. They also vote to dissolve the Committee of Both Kingdoms. | 141 votes to 91 |
| Jan 13 | Tax riot in London. | |
| Feb 11 | Vote of No Addresses passed through the Lords ending all attempts to negotiate with the King. | There were many absences in the Lords that day. |
| Feb 22 | Col. Poyer disobeys Parliament's command to hand over Pembroke Castle to Fleming until the arrears of his troops have been paid. | Adj.-General Fleming was sent by Fairfax to disband the troops at Pembroke. This defiance spread through all of Laugharne's troops in South Wales. |
| Mar 23 | Poyer declares for the King in Pembroke. | |
| Mar 27 | Demonstrations in support of the King in London | Coaches were stopped in the streets and passengers made to drink a toast to the King. |
| Apr 9 | Apprentice riots in London in support of the King. | |
| Apr 21 | Duke of York escapes to Europe | |
| Apr 28 | Langdale takes Berwick for the King and Musgrave takes Carlisle. | They were helped by hundreds of English royalists and reformadoes who had come north to offer their services. |
| Apr 29 | Army Council of War at Windsor | |
| May 1 | Cromwell moves to put down Royalist uprising in Wales. | |
| May 4 | Army of 27750 foot and 2760 horse is ordered to be raised by the Scottish parliament with Hamilton in command. | Scottish churchmen spoke vehemently against this new recruitment. |
| May 8 | Battle of St Fagans | |
| May 11 | Cromwell takes Chepstow | |
| May 15 | Siege of Tenby Castle | |
| May 21 | Rebellion in Kent | |
| May 24 | Cromwell at Pembroke Castle | |
| May 25 | Ewer takes Chepstow Castle | |
| May 27 | Naval revolt | |
| Siege of Dover | ||
| May 30 | Royalists driven out of Blackheath | |
| May 31 | Tenby Castle surrenders | |
| Jun 1 | Fairfax defeats Earl of Norwich at Maidstone | |
| Jun 4 | Lucas siezes Chelmsford | |
| Pontefract Castle betrayed | ||
| Jun 13 | Siege of Colchester | |
| Jun 14 | Risings in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. | |
| Jul 8 | Hamilton's Engager army moves into England. | |
| Jul 11 | Pembroke Castle surrenders | |
| Jul 17 | Rupert and Maurice sail with the Prince of Wales from Holland | |
| Skirmish at Appleby | ||
| Aug 1 | the House of Commons voted for Lilburne's release. The next day the House of Lords agreed and also remitted the fine imposed two years earlier. | |
| Aug 9 | Hamilton arrives at Lancaster | |
| Aug 12 | Cromwell meets Lambert at Wetherby | |
| Aug 17 | Battle of Preston | |
| Aug 24 | Parliament repeals the Vote of No Addresses | |
| Aug 25 | Hamilton captured | |
| Aug 27 | Colchester surrenders | |
| Aug 30 | Royalist fleet sails for Holland followed by the Earl of Warwick's fleet. | |
| Sep 11 | Leveller Petition presented to Parliament. | |
| Sep 18 | Treaty of Newport | |
| Sep 21 | Cromwell crosses into Scotland | |
| Oct 4 | Cromwell arrives at Edinburgh | |
| Oct 9 | Siege of Pontefract | |
| Oct 29 | Langdale escapes from Nottingham Castle | |
| Oct 30 | Rainsborough killed. | |
| Oct 31 | Rupert made Admiral of the Royalist Fleet | |
| Nov 7 | Remonstrance of the Army | |
| Nov 21 | Warwick's fleet returns. | |
| Nov 26 | Council of the Army at Windsor | |
| Nov 30 | Parliament votes not to consider the Remonstrance | 126 votes to 58 |
| Dec 2 | Army marches into London | |
| Charles moved to Hurst Castle | ||
| Dec 6 | Pride's Purge | |
| Dec 7 | Cromwell arrives in London | |
| Dec 10 | Vote of No Addresses reinstated | |
| Waller arrested | ||
| Dec 23 | Charles taken to Windsor castle | |