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1651 - 16601651-1652 The second English Civil War Scottish prisoners transported to the English settlements in America 1653 Commonwealth registers start Commonwealth changed into Cromwell's Protectorate Under the Act of Settlement Cromwell's opponents stripped of land (in
Ireland?) 1653-1660 Provincial probate courts abolished – probates granted only in London 1657 Post Office established by Act of Parliament [others say 1660] A few Jews permitted to settle in England 1658 September 3: Death of Oliver Cromwell 1658-1660 Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) Lord Protector 1659 February 6: date of first known cheque to be drawn Londoners get the penny post. 1660 January 1: Samuel Pepys starts his diary May 29: Restoration of British monarchy – 'Oak Apple Day' –
theatres reopened Commonwealth registers ended, Parish Registers resumed Provincial Probate Courts re-established October: Ten Regicides are executed at Charing Cross or Tyburn: Thomas Harrison, John Jones, Adrian Scrope, John Carew, Thomas Scot and Gregory Clement, who had signed the death warrant; the preacher Hugh Peters; Francis Hacker and Daniel Axter, who commanded the soldiers at the trial and the execution of the king; and John Cook the solicitor who directed the prosecution Clarendon code restricts Puritans' religious freedom December 8: First actress plays in London (Margaret Hughes as Desdemona) Composition of light discovered by Newton Honourable East India Company founded by British First British in Japan Scotland adopts Gregorian calendar
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