Dissolution of the Third Protectorate Parliament
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The Dissolution of the Third Protectorate Parliament was the 1659 termination of England’s final Protectorate-era legislature, which precipitated the collapse of Richard Cromwell’s regime and hastened the Restoration of the monarchy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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parliamentary dissolution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | late phase of the English Interregnum ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
contemporary parliamentary records
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modern histories of the English Civil War and Interregnum ⓘ seventeenth-century political pamphlets ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Restoration of the Rump Parliament in 1659
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political instability in 1659–1660 ⓘ |
| follows |
accession of Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector
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death of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ summoning of the Third Protectorate Parliament ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conflict between army officers and civil government
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political crisis of the Protectorate ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
acceleration of the Restoration of the monarchy
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collapse of Richard Cromwell’s Protectorate ⓘ recall of the Rump Parliament ⓘ return of political dominance to army leaders ⓘ weakening of the Protectorate regime ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
contributed directly to the failure of Richard Cromwell’s government
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formed a key step in the sequence of events leading to the Restoration of Charles II ⓘ marked the end of the Protectorate’s last parliament ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Interregnum
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events leading to the Restoration ⓘ history of the Protectorate ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1659 ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
Council of Officers
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Council of State of the Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ English Army (New Model Army) officers NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Commons of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Protectorate Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
English constitutional history
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Restoration of the English monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ military–civil relations in seventeenth-century England ⓘ parliamentary history of England ⓘ |
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Protectorate of Richard Cromwell
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Dissolution of the Third Protectorate Parliament
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