Protectorate Parliament

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The Protectorate Parliament was the central legislative assembly of England, Scotland, and Ireland during Oliver Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector in the mid-17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislature
legislative assembly
parliament
appliesToJurisdiction England
Ireland
Scotland
appliesToTerritorialEntity England
Ireland
Scotland
capital London, England
surface form: London
constitutionalBasis Humble Petition and Advice
Instrument of Government
country England
Ireland
Scotland
dissolved 1659
followedBy Cavalier Parliament
Convention Parliament
follows Barebone's Parliament
Rump Parliament
governmentSystem Protectorate
hasAuthority to advise the Lord Protector
to enact statutes
to levy taxation
hasJurisdictionOver England
Ireland
Scotland
hasMember Members of Parliament of England
Members of Parliament of Ireland
Members of Parliament of Scotland
hasPart First Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
headOfGovernment Oliver Cromwell
inception 1654
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor English Commonwealth
surface form: Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland

Protectorate
legislativeBranchOf Protectorate government
location Palace of Westminster
namedAfter Protectorate
officeHeldByHeadOfState Lord Protector
partOf English Commonwealth
surface form: Commonwealth of England
replaces Long Parliament 1640
surface form: Long Parliament (in practice)
significantEvent First Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
timePeriod Interregnum

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Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell legislativeBody Protectorate Parliament
Rump Parliament followedBy Protectorate Parliament
this entity surface form: Protectorate Parliaments
Interregnum legislativeBody Protectorate Parliament
this entity surface form: Protectorate Parliaments
English Commonwealth legislativeBody Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament partOfSeries Protectorate Parliament
this entity surface form: Protectorate Parliaments
Protectorate of Richard Cromwell significantEvent Protectorate Parliament
this entity surface form: Summoning of the Third Protectorate Parliament