Commonwealth period (1649–1653)

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The Commonwealth period (1649–1653) was the early republican phase of English government following the execution of Charles I, marked by rule without a monarch and dominated politically by the Rump Parliament and the New Model Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
republican government
actualPowerHolder New Model Army
alsoKnownAs Commonwealth of England
English Commonwealth
capital London
linked to: London, England
conflict Anglo-Scottish War (1650–1651)
linked to: Scottish Civil War

Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
First Anglo-Dutch War
Third English Civil War
constitutionalChange abolition of the House of Lords
abolition of the monarchy
constitutionalDocument Act abolishing the Kingly Office
country England
currency pound sterling
dominatedBy New Model Army
Rump Parliament
endedBy dissolution of the Rump Parliament by Oliver Cromwell
endTime 1653
event Pride's Purge aftermath
establishment of the Council of State
trial and execution of Charles I
followedBy Barebone's Parliament
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell
followsEvent execution of Charles I
foreignPolicy commercial rivalry with the Dutch Republic
naval expansion
governmentForm republic
headOfState Council of State
importantLegislation Navigation Act 1651
keyFigure Henry Ireton
John Bradshaw
Oliver Cromwell
Thomas Fairfax
legislativeBody Rump Parliament
officialName Commonwealth of England
partOf Interregnum (England)
linked to: Interregnum
politicalSystem parliamentary supremacy in theory
precededBy English Civil War
Personal Rule of Charles I
religionPolicy Puritan influence
limited religious toleration for Protestants
slogan Commonwealth and Free State
startTime 1649
territorialClaim England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales

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English Commonwealth hasPart Commonwealth period (1649–1653)