Protectorate

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The Protectorate was the period of republican government in mid-17th century England, Scotland, and Ireland dominated by Oliver Cromwell and his successors following the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
republican government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cromwellian Protectorate ⓘ
capital London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) ⓘ
First Anglo-Dutch War aftermath ⓘ
country England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
currency pound sterling ⓘ
linked to: Pound sterling
dissolutionReason army intervention in politics ⓘ
political instability ⓘ
dominantFigure Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
endTime 1659 ⓘ
flag Union Flag (Commonwealth and Protectorate era) ⓘ
follows English Civil War ⓘ
execution of Charles I ⓘ
foreignPolicy alliance with France against Spain ⓘ
governmentSystem military-backed regime ⓘ
governmentType republic ⓘ
hasLeader Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Richard Cromwell ⓘ
headOfState Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Richard Cromwell ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Lord Protector ⓘ
historicalRegion British Isles ⓘ
ideology English republicanism ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Humble Petition and Advice ⓘ
Instrument of Government ⓘ
legislativeBody First Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Parliament of the Protectorate ⓘ
Second Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Third Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
militaryBasis New Model Army ⓘ
militaryLeader Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
notableEvent Rule of the Major-Generals ⓘ
adoption of the Instrument of Government in 1653 ⓘ
offer of the crown to Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
partOf Interregnum in England ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum
predecessor Commonwealth of England ⓘ
religionPolicy Puritan influence ⓘ
limited religious toleration for Protestants ⓘ
startTime 1653 ⓘ
successor Restoration ⓘ
Restored monarchy of Charles II ⓘ

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Protectorate Parliament → namedAfter → Protectorate ⓘ
Great Seal of the Protectorate → historicalPeriod → English Protectorate ⓘ
linked to: Protectorate
Lord Protector of Ireland → partOf → Protectorate ⓘ
Protectorate court at Whitehall → partOf → Protectorate administration ⓘ
linked to: Protectorate