Nominated Assembly
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The Nominated Assembly, also known as Barebone's Parliament, was a short-lived 1653 English legislative body of handpicked members that briefly governed during Oliver Cromwell’s Interregnum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nominated Assembly canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English legislative body
ⓘ
historical legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barebone's Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barebones Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Army Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | post-regicide republican experiment ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
Council of Officers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
self-dissolution ⓘ |
| endTime | 1653-12-12 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Instrument of Government precursor arrangements ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Protectorate Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| historicalEra | English Civil War and Interregnum period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Ireland (claimed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland (claimed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | de facto parliament ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriod | Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePower | supreme authority in the Commonwealth of England ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| memberSelectionBasis |
godliness
ⓘ
reputation for piety ⓘ |
| metInBuilding | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Praise-God Barebone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts at law reform
ⓘ
debates on church establishment ⓘ debates on tithes ⓘ radical social and legal reform proposals ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers |
140
ⓘ
approximately 140 ⓘ |
| partOf | English Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | Puritan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rump Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
conservative opposition to radical reforms
ⓘ
internal division ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | named after member Praise-God Barebone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Independent Puritan ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | nomination ⓘ |
| startTime | 1653-07-04 ⓘ |
| timeInExistence | about five months ⓘ |
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