First Protectorate Parliament

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The First Protectorate Parliament was the initial legislative assembly convened under Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate, tasked with shaping the constitutional and political framework of the English Commonwealth in the early 1650s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislature ⓘ
legislative assembly ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Parliament of the Protectorate ⓘ
associatedWith Council of State ⓘ
English Commonwealth ⓘ
constitutionalRole to consider and amend the Instrument of Government ⓘ
to shape the constitutional framework of the Protectorate ⓘ
constitutionalStatus first parliament of the Cromwellian Protectorate ⓘ
convenedUnder Instrument of Government ⓘ
country Commonwealth of England ⓘ
debated military influence in government ⓘ
reform of legal system ⓘ
dissolvedBy Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
endDate 1655-01-22 ⓘ
followedBy Second Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
governmentType Protectorate ⓘ
headOfStateDuringSession Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
historicalContext English Civil War aftermath ⓘ
includesRepresentationFrom England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
languageOfLegislature English ⓘ
legalBasis Instrument of Government of 1653 ⓘ
legislativeBodyOf Commonwealth of England ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral legislature ⓘ
location Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
lordProtectorDuringSession Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
meetsIn Palace of Westminster ⓘ
meetsUnder Lord Protector’s writs of summons ⓘ
notableFor attempts to modify the constitutional settlement of the Protectorate ⓘ
being the first parliament summoned under the written constitution of the Instrument of Government ⓘ
numberOfHouses 1 ⓘ
numberOfMembers about 400 ⓘ
partOf Cromwellian Protectorate ⓘ
partOfPeriod Interregnum ⓘ
politicalRole to define the powers of the Lord Protector and Parliament ⓘ
precededBy Barebone's Parliament ⓘ
Rump Parliament ⓘ
reasonForDissolution conflict between Parliament and the Lord Protector ⓘ
religiousPolicyDebatesOn religious toleration ⓘ
sessionLength about four and a half months ⓘ
startDate 1654-09-03 ⓘ
timePeriod 1650s ⓘ

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Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell → legislativeBody → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
First Protectorate Parliament → alsoKnownAs → First Parliament of the Protectorate ⓘ
linked to: First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament → constitutionalStatus → first parliament of the Cromwellian Protectorate ⓘ
linked to: First Protectorate Parliament
Barebone's Parliament → followedBy → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Interregnum → hasPart → First Protectorate ⓘ
linked to: First Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament → predecessor → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Protectorate Parliament → hasPart → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Protectorate Parliament → significantEvent → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Nominated Assembly → followedBy → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Parliament of Saints → followedBy → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Rule of the Major-Generals → follows → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Protectorate → legislativeBody → Parliament of the Protectorate ⓘ
linked to: First Protectorate Parliament
Protectorate → legislativeBody → First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ