| 1600
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Born at Dunfermline Palace
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| 1625
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Accession of Charles I
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| 1629
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Dissolution of Parliament; beginning of the eleven years' personal rule
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| 1633
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William Laud appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
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| 1635
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Extension of Ship Money tax to inland counties
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| 1637
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Attempt to impose Anglican Prayer Book leads to rebellion in Scotland; Case of John Hampden highlights opposition to the raising of Ship Money
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| 1639
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The first Bishops'War; Charles agrees to the Pacification of Berwick
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| 1640
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April-May: The 'Short Parliament' ends in dissolution; August: Second Bishops'War ends in defeat for Charles at Battle of Newburn; October: Treaty of Ripon: Scots paid #850 a day until grievances are settled; November: Charles summons the 'Long Parliament'
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| 1641
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February: Triennial Act guarantees meeting of Parliament every three years; May: Execution of the Earl of Strafford; June-August: Measures to abolish prerogative courts and non-parliamentary taxation; October: Irish rebellion; November: Grand Remonstrance widens divide between King's opponents and supporters
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| 1642
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January: Charles attempts to arrest five Members of Parliament; leaves London; August: Charles raises standard at Nottingham: formal start of civil war
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| 1649
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Executed at Whitehall
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