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| 1 | 1620 | - 1620: Pilgrim Fathers
The Pilgrim Fathers set sail to the Americas on the Mayflower from Plymouth in Devon.
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| 2 | 1642 | - Aug 1642—Sep 1651: English Civil War
The conflict was fought between the Royalists (supporters of King Charles I) and the Parliamentarians (supporters of Parliament).
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| 3 | 1649 | - 1649: Charles I
Trial and execution of Charles I.
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| 4 | 1658 | - 1658: Cromwell
Death of Cromwell. After a lavish funeral his embalmed body is buried in Westminster Abbey.
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| 5 | 1660 | - 1660: The Monarchy
Restoration of the Monarchy. Two and half years after his death, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, is disinterred and executed on 30 January 1661. His head is impaled on a 25 foot pole on the roof of Westminster Hall.
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| 6 | 1665 | - 1665: Great Plague
Although the Black Death and had been known in England for centuries, over this particular summer 15% of the population would perish. King Charles II and his court left London and fled to Oxford.
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| 7 | 1666 | - 2 Sep 1666—5 Sep 1666: Great Fire of London
The catastrophic blaze began in a bakery on Pudding Lane in the early hours of Sunday morning and quickly spread across the city, fanned by strong easterly winds. By the time the flames were extinguished four days later, the fire had destroyed approximately 80% of the walled medieval city, including over 13,000 homes, 87 parish churches, and Old St Paul's Cathedral.
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