Interregnum (1649–1660) Interregnum (1649–1660) The "interregnum" in England, Scotland, and Ireland started with the execution of Charles I in January 1649 (September 1651 in Scotland) and ended in May 1660 when his son Charles II was restored to the thrones of the three realms, although he had been already acclaimed king in Scotland since 1650. The precise start and end of the interregnum, as well as the social and political events that occurred during the interregnum, varied in the three kingdoms and the English dominions. After the Second English Civil War the leadership of the New Model Army felt deeply betrayed by
Thomas Danby (died 1660) Thomas Danby (died 1660) Sir Thomas Danby (1610 – 5 August 1660) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Danby was the son of Christopher Danby, and his wife Frances Parker, daughter of Edward Parker, 12th Baron Morley. He owned 10 manors and over 2,000 acres including coal mines. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1637 and was knighted on 25 July 1633. Danby was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire for the Long Parliament in November 1640.