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.

Henry Ireton associatedWith Rump Parliament
Long Parliament 1640 phase Rump Parliament
subject surface form: Long Parliament
Pride's Purge relatedTo Rump Parliament
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell replaces Rump Parliament