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Charles 1 of England accedes to the English throne
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Charles dimisses Parliament
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Charles forced to sign the Treaty of Ripon
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King Charles 1 raises his standard at Nottingham and the war commeneces
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committee of both kingdoms orders the creation of the New Model Army
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Battle of Stow-on-the-World the last pitched battle of the First Civil War is a victory for the New Model Army
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"An Agreement of the People of England, and the places therewith incorporated, for a secure and present peace, upon grounds of common right, freedom and safety" presented to the Rump Parliament
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Charles 1 of England executed by beheading