Rule of the Major-Generals
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The Rule of the Major-Generals was a period of military governance in mid-1650s England and Wales during Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate, when the country was divided into regions each controlled by a major-general enforcing Puritan moral and political order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rule of the Major-Generals canonical | 2 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
period of military government ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
enforcing Puritan moral reform
ⓘ
maintaining public order ⓘ strengthening central control ⓘ suppressing Royalist opposition ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
centralization of authority
ⓘ
increased military presence in local government ⓘ strict moral regulation ⓘ suppression of popular amusements ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| dividedInto | 12 military districts ⓘ |
| endTime | 1657 ⓘ |
| financedBy | Decimation tax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Protectorate Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | First Protectorate Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Penruddock uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royalist uprising of 1655 NERFINISHED ⓘ financial difficulties of the Protectorate ⓘ security concerns about Royalist plots ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased resentment of military rule
ⓘ
strengthening of Puritan religious influence in some regions ⓘ weakening of support for the Protectorate ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm |
Puritan regime
ⓘ
military government ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Council of State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of the Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Protectoral ordinances ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | English Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | major-generals who governed the districts ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Charles Worsley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Whalley NERFINISHED ⓘ George Monck NERFINISHED ⓘ James Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ John Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ John Desborough NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goffe NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hewson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Skippon NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lilburne NERFINISHED ⓘ William Boteler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Royalists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
many Members of Parliament ⓘ some moderate Parliamentarians ⓘ traditional gentry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interregnum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1655 ⓘ |
| taxImposedOn | Royalists ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Lord Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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