Second Commonwealth (1659–1660)

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The Second Commonwealth (1659–1660) was the brief final phase of republican government in England following Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate, marked by political instability that led directly to the Restoration of the monarchy under Charles II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
republican government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Commonwealth of England (1659–1660) ⓘ
Second English Commonwealth ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
causeOf Restoration of the monarchy in England ⓘ
constitutionalStatus monarchy abolished ⓘ
country England ⓘ
endCause Declaration of Breda ⓘ
Restoration settlement ⓘ
invitation to Charles II to return ⓘ
endTime 1660 ⓘ
followedBy Restoration (England) ⓘ
linked to: Restoration

Restoration of Charles II ⓘ
follows Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate ⓘ
The Protectorate ⓘ
governmentForm republic ⓘ
hasCause collapse of the Protectorate ⓘ
conflict between army and Parliament ⓘ
resignation of Richard Cromwell ⓘ
hasCharacteristic absence of a monarch ⓘ
military-dominated government ⓘ
politically unstable ⓘ
short-lived ⓘ
languageOfGovernment English ⓘ
legislativeBody Long Parliament (restored) ⓘ
Rump Parliament ⓘ
location England ⓘ
militaryForce New Model Army ⓘ
notableFigure Arthur Haselrig ⓘ
George Monck ⓘ
Henry Vane the Younger ⓘ
John Lambert ⓘ
Richard Cromwell ⓘ
partOf Interregnum (England) ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum
precededBy The Protectorate of Richard Cromwell ⓘ
significantEvent Committee of Safety (1659) ⓘ
Convention Parliament (1660) ⓘ
Restoration crisis ⓘ
military intervention by George Monck ⓘ
political instability in England ⓘ
recall of the Long Parliament ⓘ
return of the Rump Parliament ⓘ
rule of the Rump Parliament ⓘ
startTime 1659 ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

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English Commonwealth → hasPart → Second Commonwealth (1659–1660) ⓘ
Second Commonwealth (1659–1660) → alsoKnownAs → Commonwealth of England (1659–1660) ⓘ
linked to: Second Commonwealth (1659–1660)