1649 in England

Events from the year 1649 in England.

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30 January - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ^[1]
30 January - The Commonwealth of England, a republican form of government, replaces the monarchy as the form of government of England and later of Scotland and Ireland. Members of the Long Parliament serve as government.
30 January - Prince Charles Stuart declares himself King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. At the time all three Kingdoms had not recognised him as ruler.
5 February - In Edinburgh, Charles is declared King in his absence. Scotland is the first of the three Kingdoms to recognise his claim to the throne.
19 March - The House of Commons pass an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring that it is "useless and dangerous to the people of England".
17 May - Banbury mutiny ends - leaders of the Leveller mutineers in the New Model Army are hanged.
19 May - An act declaring England to be a Commonwealth is passed by the Rump Parliament.
Robert Blake is promoted to become an Admiral of the English fleet.
15 August - Admiral Robert Blake blockades Prince Rupert to allow Oliver Cromwell to land in Dublin and begin the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
Digger movement crushed at St George's Hill.

9 April - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland (d. 1685)
15 September - Titus Oates, minister and plotter (d. 1705)