Parliament of Saints

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The Parliament of Saints, also known as Barebone's Parliament, was a short-lived assembly of nominated Puritan representatives that briefly governed England during the Interregnum under Oliver Cromwell in 1653.

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Parliament of Saints canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislature ⓘ
legislative assembly ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Barebone's Parliament ⓘ
Barebones Parliament ⓘ
Little Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Rump Parliament
contextOfFormation after the expulsion of the Rump Parliament ⓘ
country England ⓘ
deFactoLeader Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
dissolutionCause internal division among members ⓘ
moderate members voting to dissolve the assembly ⓘ
endDate 1653-12-12 ⓘ
followedBy First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
governmentType nominated assembly ⓘ
hasShortDescription short-lived nominated Puritan assembly that governed England in 1653 under Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
historicalEra English Interregnum ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum
ideology godly rule by the saints ⓘ
includedMembersFrom England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
legalBasis Instrument of Government (preparatory context) ⓘ
legislativeBodyOf Commonwealth of England ⓘ
locatedInTime 17th century ⓘ
meetingPlace Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
memberOf English Interregnum parliaments ⓘ
namedAfter Praise-God Barebone ⓘ
nominatedBy Army Council ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
numberOfMembers 140 ⓘ
approximately 140 ⓘ
oversaw reform proposals on church governance ⓘ
reform proposals on law ⓘ
reform proposals on tithes ⓘ
partOf history of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ
politicalPeriod Interregnum ⓘ
precededBy Rump Parliament ⓘ
religiousOrientation Puritan ⓘ
selectionMethod nomination ⓘ
significantFor attempted godly reformation of law and society ⓘ
radical religious and legal reform proposals ⓘ
startDate 1653-07-04 ⓘ
timeInOffice about five months ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barebone's Parliament → alsoKnownAs → Parliament of Saints ⓘ
Nominated Assembly → alsoKnownAs → Parliament of Saints ⓘ