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1603
March 24 - Following the death of Elizabeth I, the Scottish King James VI comes to London and occupies the separate Kingdom of England with the additional title of James I.
1611
Various dates - The 'Authorized Version' of the King James Bible was published. It began as a project in May 1601, when, as King James VI of Scotland, he attended the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at St Columba's Church in Burntisland, Fife, at which proposals were put forward for a new translation of the Bible into English. In 1603 King James VI of Scotland also became King James I of England, and he brought the Bible project with him to London. In the published collection of books, within its 'Book of Acts', chapter 28 and verse 22, is a line containing the expression and definition of 'free born' as it related to the status of individuals within the Roman Empire. This definition became the unofficial 'title' of John Lilburne as 'Freeborn John' [See various entries for John Lilburne.]
1614
Exact date unknown at this time - Birth of John Lilburne.
1616
April 23 - Death of William Shakespeare, born c. April 1564.)
1625
March 27 - Following the death of James I (also James VI of Scotland), Charles I takes control of the Crown as an institution.
1649
January 30 - King Charles I is executed, but the Crown of England is not abolished as an institution. England becomes a quasi republic under the ever-changing status of Oliver Cromwell.
1650
September 3 - Scottish army supporting would-be king Charles II, son of executed Charles I, is defeated at the coastal town of Dunbar by an invading army from England under the command of Oliver Cromwell. The rump remnants of Scottish government, which is vested in the Committee of Estates, is on the run.
1651
August 28 - In a desperate move, the army supporting would-be Charles II had split into two groups. One retreated to Stirling, and then to Dundee while being pursued by an English army led by Lieutenant General George Monck. At Dunbar this Scottish army took a stand awaiting the arrival of reinforcements from the Perthshire town of Alyth, which is about 16 miles from Dundee. Notification that the Committee of Estates was regrouping at Alyth, caused Lieutenant General George Monck to dispatch 800 troopers under the command of Colonel Matthew Alured to disrupt their plans. Alured's attack took the Committee of Estates by surprise, and Alured's 800 troopers were able to round-up and capture the Scottish army of 4000 who were billeted around Alyth. The Scottish troops who were captured, were under the command of General Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven. Both he and 12 nobles; 17 'gentlemen of quality'; 9 ministers and 2 ranking soldiers were all taken prisoner without much of a fight. Thus, on August 28, 1651 the rump of the Scottish government supporting the would-be Charles II was extinguished. Meanwhile, another part of the Scottish army which had left the retreating forces, had invaded England from a different location on the Scottish-English border. However, because their flank was attacked from the rear by an English army led by Richard Lilburne, brother of Freeborn John, the Scottish forces were finally defeated at Worcester, England, six days after the Committee of Estates had been captured at Alyth. Without any form of independent government in place, Scotland was reduced to being a de facto province of England. [See the lecture notes of Graeme Cruikshank titled: 'The Onfall of Alyth' as printed on page 2 of the June 2010 edition of the '1st Marquis of Montrose Society' journal. An earlier article written by Graeme Cruickshank and also called 'The Onfall of Alyth', was printed on page 6 of the March 2002 edition of 'Alyth Voice' journal. It is a summary of the final lecture given in 2001 to the Alyth Literary Society by Graeme Cruickshank.]
1656
September 17 - 'An Act for the Setling of the Postage of England, Scotland and Ireland made at the Parliament' begun at Westminster. Printed on behalf of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector.
1657
May 29 - 'Freeborn' John Lilburne dies after years of imprisonment at the hands of Oliver Cromwell.
1603
March 24 - Following the death of Elizabeth I, the Scottish King James VI comes to London and occupies the separate Kingdom of England with the additional title of James I.
1611
Various dates - The 'Authorized Version' of the King James Bible was published. It began as a project in May 1601, when, as King James VI of Scotland, he attended the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at St Columba's Church in Burntisland, Fife, at which proposals were put forward for a new translation of the Bible into English. In 1603 King James VI of Scotland also became King James I of England, and he brought the Bible project with him to London. In the published collection of books, within its 'Book of Acts', chapter 28 and verse 22, is a line containing the expression and definition of 'free born' as it related to the status of individuals within the Roman Empire. This definition became the unofficial 'title' of John Lilburne as 'Freeborn John' [See various entries for John Lilburne.]
1614
Exact date unknown at this time - Birth of John Lilburne.
1616
April 23 - Death of William Shakespeare, born c. April 1564.)
1625
March 27 - Following the death of James I (also James VI of Scotland), Charles I takes control of the Crown as an institution.
1649
January 30 - King Charles I is executed, but the Crown of England is not abolished as an institution. England becomes a quasi republic under the ever-changing status of Oliver Cromwell.
1650
September 3 - Scottish army supporting would-be king Charles II, son of executed Charles I, is defeated at the coastal town of Dunbar by an invading army from England under the command of Oliver Cromwell. The rump remnants of Scottish government, which is vested in the Committee of Estates, is on the run.
1651
August 28 - In a desperate move, the army supporting would-be Charles II had split into two groups. One retreated to Stirling, and then to Dundee while being pursued by an English army led by Lieutenant General George Monck. At Dunbar this Scottish army took a stand awaiting the arrival of reinforcements from the Perthshire town of Alyth, which is about 16 miles from Dundee. Notification that the Committee of Estates was regrouping at Alyth, caused Lieutenant General George Monck to dispatch 800 troopers under the command of Colonel Matthew Alured to disrupt their plans. Alured's attack took the Committee of Estates by surprise, and Alured's 800 troopers were able to round-up and capture the Scottish army of 4000 who were billeted around Alyth. The Scottish troops who were captured, were under the command of General Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven. Both he and 12 nobles; 17 'gentlemen of quality'; 9 ministers and 2 ranking soldiers were all taken prisoner without much of a fight. Thus, on August 28, 1651 the rump of the Scottish government supporting the would-be Charles II was extinguished. Meanwhile, another part of the Scottish army which had left the retreating forces, had invaded England from a different location on the Scottish-English border. However, because their flank was attacked from the rear by an English army led by Richard Lilburne, brother of Freeborn John, the Scottish forces were finally defeated at Worcester, England, six days after the Committee of Estates had been captured at Alyth. Without any form of independent government in place, Scotland was reduced to being a de facto province of England. [See the lecture notes of Graeme Cruikshank titled: 'The Onfall of Alyth' as printed on page 2 of the June 2010 edition of the '1st Marquis of Montrose Society' journal. An earlier article written by Graeme Cruickshank and also called 'The Onfall of Alyth', was printed on page 6 of the March 2002 edition of 'Alyth Voice' journal. It is a summary of the final lecture given in 2001 to the Alyth Literary Society by Graeme Cruickshank.]
1656
September 17 - 'An Act for the Setling of the Postage of England, Scotland and Ireland made at the Parliament' begun at Westminster. Printed on behalf of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector.
1657
May 29 - 'Freeborn' John Lilburne dies after years of imprisonment at the hands of Oliver Cromwell.
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