Rump Parliament
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The Rump Parliament was the remnant of England’s Long Parliament that continued to govern after Pride’s Purge in 1648 and oversaw the trial and execution of Charles I and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical government
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ parliament ⓘ |
| appointed |
Council of State of the Commonwealth of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of State (Commonwealth of England)
|
| conflict | English Civil Wars aftermath ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | Cromwell's dissolution of the Rump (1653) ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| enacted |
Act abolishing the House of Lords
ⓘ
Act abolishing the Kingly Office ⓘ Navigation Act 1651 ⓘ
surface form:
Navigation Act of 1651
|
| endTime | April 1653 ⓘ |
| established |
English Commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of England
|
| excluded | many Presbyterians ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Barebone's Parliament
ⓘ
Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Protectorate Parliaments
|
| follows |
Long Parliament 1640
ⓘ
surface form:
Long Parliament (full, unreduced)
|
| governmentForm | republican government ⓘ |
| hasCause | Pride's Purge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Council of State of the Commonwealth of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of State (Commonwealth of England)
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
English Commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of England
|
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| meetsIn |
House of Commons of England
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons
Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its status as a remnant of the Long Parliament ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Levellers
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ some army radicals ⓘ |
| oversaw |
abolition of the House of Lords
ⓘ
abolition of the monarchy (England) ⓘ execution of Charles I of England ⓘ trial of Charles I of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
Long Parliament 1640
ⓘ
surface form:
Long Parliament
|
| politicalAlignment | largely Independent and radical MPs ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pride's Purge ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | toleration for many Protestant sects ⓘ |
| replaces | monarchy of England ⓘ |
| restorationEndTime | 1660 ⓘ |
| restoredBy | army officers in 1659 ⓘ |
| restoredInPart | 1659 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Pride's Purge
ⓘ
dissolution by Cromwell (1653) ⓘ proclamation of the Commonwealth (1649) ⓘ regicide of Charles I ⓘ |
| startTime | December 1648 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
English Commonwealth era
ⓘ
Interregnum ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Long Parliament