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The Commonwealth Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

In this timeline game, players will have the opportunity to learn about and engage with the events of the Commonwealth period (1649-1660). By placing key events in their correct chronological order, players will gain a deeper understanding of this pivotal time in history.

  • Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England in 1653
  • The execution of Charles I in 1649
  • The Restoration of the monarchy in 1660
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  • January 30, 1649: Execution of King Charles I
  • May 19, 1649: Establishment of the Commonwealth
  • September 3, 1650: Battle of Dunbar
  • September 3, 1651: Battle of Worcester
  • June 19, 1650: Act for the Better Propagation and Preaching of the Gospel in Wales
  • October 9, 1651: Navigation Act 1651
  • 1652-1654: First Anglo-Dutch War
  • July 4, 1653: Barebone's Parliament
  • December 16, 1653: Cromwell becomes Lord Protector
  • 1654-1655: Western Design
  • December 16, 1653: Instrument of Government
  • 1654-1660: First Anglo-Spanish War
  • April 5, 1654: Treaty of Westminster
  • 1665-1667: Second Anglo-Dutch War
  • September 3, 1658: Death of Oliver Cromwell
  • September 3, 1658: Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector
  • May 25, 1659: Resignation of Richard Cromwell
  • May 29, 1660: Restoration of the Monarchy
  • April 23, 1661: Coronation of King Charles II

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