Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660
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Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 
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Commonwealth of England, 1649-1660
Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1653-1659
England, Commonwealth of, 1649-1660
England, Scotland, and Ireland, Commonwealth of, 1653-1659
Great Britain--History--Interregnum, 1649-1660
Interregnum, Great Britain, 1649-1660
Narrower Terms
- Cadiz, Battle of, 1656
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Battle of, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, 1657
- Worcester, Battle of, Worcester, England, 1651
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found: Capp, B.S. England's culture wars : Puritan reformation and its enemies in the Interregnum, 1649-1660, 2012.
found: Aylmer, G.E. The Interregnum : the quest for settlement, 1646-1660, 1972.
found: Wikipedia, Apr. 15, 2013:Interregnum (England) (The English Interregnum is the name generally given by monarchists to the de facto republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660, following the English Civil War. It began with the overthrow, and execution, of Charles I in January 1649, and ended with the restoration of Charles II on May 29, 1660. It is otherwise known as the Commonwealth of England. This era in English history can be divided into four periods. - The first period of the Commonwealth of England from 1649 until 1653. A Council of State which replaced the Privy Council, took over many of the executive functions of the monarchy. - The Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell from 1653 to 1658, the Instrument of Government (1653) put forward by John Lambert and the Army, and the Humble Petition and Advice (1657) proposed by the New Cromwellians. This period also witnessed the rule of the Major Generals from 1655-1657. - The Protectorate under Richard Cromwell from 1658 to 1659. - The second period of the Commonwealth of England from 1659 until 1660.) Commonwealth of England (The Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653-1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. The government during 1653 to 1659 is properly called The Protectorate, and took the form of direct personal rule by Oliver Cromwell and, after his death, his son Richard, as Lord Protector. The term Commonwealth is, however, loosely used to describe the system of government during the whole of 1649 to 1660, when England was de facto, and arguably de jure, a republic (or, to monarchists, under the English Interregnum).)
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2013-07-08: revised
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