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Timeline
[edit]Scottish factions
[edit]Labels applied to the various Scottish factions differ among sources. This timeline labels factions as follows. Bold cell entries indicate the faction in control of the Scottish Parliament during most of that period.
| Period | Years | Royalists | Covenanters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagers (Royalists) |
Kirk Party | ||||
| Resolutioners | Protesters | ||||
| Union of the Crowns | 1603–1637 | pro-King | anti-King | ||
| Bishops' Wars | 1638–1642 | pro-King | anti-King | ||
| 1st English Civil War | 1643–1646 | pro-King | anti-King | ||
| 2nd English Civil War | 1647 | ||||
| 1648-1649 | pro-King | anti-King | |||
| 3rd English Civil War | 1650–1651 | pro-King | pro-King | anti-King | |
| Interregnum | 1652–1659 | pro-King | anti-King | ||
| Restoration | 1660–1661 | pro-King | anti-King | ||
| 1662–1689 | pro-King | anti-King | |||
Timeline of Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
[edit]| Date | Event | Effect | Dominant faction |
|---|---|---|---|
Background | |||
| 16th century | English & Scottish nobles settle parts of Ireland | generates resentment from Irish Catholics | |
| 1581 | National Covenant of the Church of Scotland | the Kirk rejects Roman Catholicism | |
| 1603 March 24 | Union of the Crowns | James VI and I becomes King of England and Scotland | Royalists |
| 1625 March 27 | Charles I succeeds James VI and I | ||
| 1625 October | Act of Revocation | Charles I revokes all gifts of land to Scot nobility | |
| 1636 | Book of Canons imposed on Scottish church | ||
| 1637 | Book of Common Prayer imposed on Scottish church | sparks riots | |
| 1638 February 28 | National Covenant (Presbyterian) | the Kirk rejects Church of England | Covenanters |
| 1638 December | bishops expelled from the Kirk | ||
First Bishops' War (1639) | |||
| 1639 June 19 | Treaty of Berwick | Charles I concedes to Covenanters end of First Bishops' War |
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( Interlude ) | |||
| 1640 June | Commission of Fire & Sword | Covenanters persecute Royalists | |
| 1640 August 28 | Battle of Newburn | decisive Covenanter victory | |
| 1640 October 26 | Treaty of Ripon | Charles I forced to pay for Scottish army | |
| 1640 August | Cumbernauld Bond | pact foreshadows Scottish Civil War (1644) and Engagement (1647) | |
| 1641 August 10 | Treaty of London | Charles I concedes to Covenanters end of Bishops' Wars |
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( Interlude ) | |||
| 1641 October 12 | The Incident | failed kidnap attempt by Royalists | |
| 1642 | Covenanters land army in Ulster | defending settlers from Irish Confederates | |
| 1643 September 25 | Solemn League and Covenant | Roundheads–Covenanters alliance | Kirk Party |
| 1644 February 16 | Committee of Both Kingdoms | Roundheads–Covenanters joint government | |
| 1644 September 1 | Battle of Tippermuir | victory for future Engagers | |
| 1645 August 15 | Battle of Kilsyth | short-lived triumph for future Engagers | Engagers |
| 1645 September 13 | Battle of Philiphaugh | main Covenanter army returns from England | Kirk Party |
| 1646 May 5 | Charles I surrenders to Covenanters | end of First English Civil War, Scottish Civil War | |
| 1647 December 26 | Charles I agrees to the Engagement | many in Kirk Party refuse to serve | Engagers |
| 1648 August 17 | Battle of Preston | New Model Army (Roundheads) routs Engagers | |
| 1648 September 27 | Treaty of Stirling | Engagers withdraw from government | Kirk Party |
| 1649 January 23 | Act of Classes | Royalists and Engagers barred from public office, including army | |
| 1649 January 30 | Charles I executed in London | universal horror against Roundheads end of Second English Civil War |
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( Interlude ) | |||
| 1649 February 5 | Scots proclaim Charles II as King | Kirk Party sides with Charles II | Resolutioners |
| 1649 February 17 | English Council of State established | renounces Scottish alliance | |
| 1650 May 1 | Treaty of Breda, Netherlands | Charles II renounces Irish Catholic connections, endeavors to make Presbyterianism national religion, grants civil authority to the Kirk's General Assembly |
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| 1650 June 23 | Charles II signs Solemn League and Covenant | ||
| 1650 August 13 | Act of Classes rescinded | future Resolutioners seek to increase size of army | |
| 1650 October 22 | Western Remonstrance presented | future Protesters declare against Charles II | |
| 1650 September 3 | Battle of Dunbar | major Roundhead victory over Resolutioners | |
| 1651 January 1 | Charles II crowned by Resolutioners | raises new army | |
| 1651 September 3 | Battle of Worcester | decisive Roundhead victory end of English Civil Wars |
Protesters |
| 1651 October 28 | Tender of Union | Scottish Parliament dissolved, given 30 seats in English Parliament | |
| 1653 August | start of Glencairn's rising by Resolutioners | ||
| 1654 May 5 | Act of Pardon and Grace | Cromwell pardons Engagers, with many exceptions | |
| 1654 July 19 | Battle of Dalnaspidal | end of Glencairn's rising | |
| 1657 June 26 | Act of Union | ratification of Tender of Union (1651) | |
Restoration (1660–1689) | |||
| 1660 May 14 | Charles II proclaimed king in Edinburgh | Resolutioners | |
| 1661 March 28 | Rescissory Act | rescinds all acts of Parliament since 1633 | |
| 1661 September 6 | episcopacy restored | ||
| 1662 | all office holders required to renounce the Covenant (1638) | Royalists | |
| 1662 September 9 | Act of indemnity and oblivion | general pardon, many exceptions | |