Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Rump Parliament and replaced it with the Barebones Parliament. It returned power to Cromwell and the Instrument of Government (a paper constitution) established him as Lord Protector.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2454, accessed 23 November 2024.]

2454 Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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