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History of the British people

There were three dominant Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria.

10 March (1629): Charles dissolves Parliament and starts an 11-year period of personal rules.
22 August (1642): Civil War begins as Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham.
5 May (1646): Charles I surrenders to the Scots.
30 January (1649): Charles I is executed at Whitehall, London.
1 January (1651): Charles II is crowned king of Scotland.
3 September (1651): Final battle of the English Civil War with Cromwell defeating Charles II in Worcester.
29 May (1660): Charles II is restored to the throne.
6 February (1685): Charles II dies and James II accedes to the throne.

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 == Civil war and revolution ==
+=== Charles I & II ===
+* {{thisday|10|March|1629}}: Charles dissolves Parliament and starts an 11-year period of personal rules.
+* {{thisday|22|August|1642}}: Civil War begins as Charles I raises his standard at [[Nottingham]].
+* {{thisday|5|May|1646}}: Charles I surrenders to the Scots.
+* {{thisday|30|January|1649}}: Charles I is executed at Whitehall, [[London]].
+* {{thisday|1|January|1651}}: [[Charles II]] is crowned king of Scotland.
+* {{thisday|3|September|1651}}: Final battle of the English Civil War with [[Cromwell]] defeating [[Charles II]] in [[Worcester]].
+* {{thisday|29|May|1660}}: Charles II is restored to the throne.
+* {{thisday|6|February|1685}}: Charles II dies and [[James II]] accedes to the throne.
 == British Empire ==