Instrument of Government of 1653
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The Instrument of Government of 1653 was England’s first written constitution, establishing Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector and outlining the framework of the Protectorate government following the English Civil War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| InstrumentOfGovernmentOf1653 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional document
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ written constitution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate ⓘ |
| authorAttributedTo | John Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1653-12-16 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | army officers ⓘ |
| establishedBody | Council of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedLegislature | Protectorate Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedOffice | Lord Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludedGroupsFromToleration |
Roman Catholics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some radical sects ⓘ |
| executivePowerSharedWith | Council of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executivePowerVestedIn | Lord Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderOfOffice | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Protectorate ⓘ |
| headOfStateDefinedAs | Lord Protector ⓘ |
| historicalContext | after the English Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 1657 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the Protectorate ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
single-chamber Parliament ⓘ |
| limitedPowerOf |
Lord Protector by requiring Council consent in some areas
ⓘ
Parliament in matters of religion and the army ⓘ |
| maximumDurationOfParliamentSessionPerYear | 5 months ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
codified powers of the Lord Protector and Parliament
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first written constitution of England ⓘ set fixed revenue for government and army ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | republic ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Barebone's Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rump Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy |
Protestant religious toleration (with exceptions)
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maintenance of a state-supported ministry ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Humble Petition and Advice of 1657 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredIntervalBetweenParliaments | no more than 3 years ⓘ |
| requiredNavySize | a fleet of ships (fixed establishment) ⓘ |
| requiredStandingArmySize | 30,000 soldiers (approximate) ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
English Interregnum
NERFINISHED
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Humble Petition and Advice NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Humble Petition and Advice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffrage | limited male suffrage ⓘ |
| termLengthOfParliament | 3 years ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1653 ⓘ |
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