Early Stuart England

Summer 1647

The long awaited storm finally breaks as both the Independents and the Presbyterians provoke each other into open conflict.

Spring 1647

Alarmed by the consolidation of Presbyterian power in London and parliament, a coalition emerges in the army between Independents, political radicals, and soldiers worried about their back pay.

Spring 1647

Unable to find a voice under the repressive Presbyterian regime in London, a group of dissidents turn in a truly revolutionary direction.

1646-7

In preparation for a conflict with the Independents in the New Model Army, the Presbyterians consolidate their control over London's government, and mobilize the city's military resources.

1645-1646

The end of the war in England causes a re-alignment of factions in Ireland that (if anything) make the conflict more complicated and intractable.

1646

The Scots begin to regret hosting their royal guest and look to pass off the stubborn king on to the English parliament.

1646

The Presbyterian-controlled government of London does its best to suppress the Independent churches of the city, in preparation for the coming conflict.

1646

The people of England await a return to pre-war normalcy, but find that the kingdom's institutions have been irreversibly changed by the conflict.

1646

Charles finally accepts reality, and gives up the fight. But in ending the war, the King manages to initiate new rounds of political conflict within the parliamentary coalition.

1645-1646

The Kilkenny Confederation contemplates a series of offers from an increasingly desperate King Charles. But continental Catholics powers have some tempting proposals of their own.