Second Protectorate Parliament is dissolved by Oliver Cromwell

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Second Protectorate Parliament after learning of conspiracies between republicans in the House of Commons and the army that led him to fear Leveller rebellion as well as royalist rebellion.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Second Protectorate Parliament is dissolved by Oliver Cromwell". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2525, accessed 23 November 2024.]

2525 Second Protectorate Parliament is dissolved by 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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