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Anglo-Dutch wars
Three maritime wars (1652–54; 1665–67; 1672–74) fought between the United Provinces and Britain on grounds of commercial and naval rivalry. The Dutch navy was commanded by able admirals but the ...
Barebone's Parliament Quick reference
World Encyclopedia
Last Parliament of the English Commonwealth. Successor to the Rump Parliament, it was named after a prominent member,
Barebones Parliament Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
the nickname of Cromwell's Parliament of 1653, from one of its members, Praise-God Barbon, an Anabaptist leather seller of Fleet Street. It replaced the ...
Commonwealth
The Commonwealth took its origins from a vote by the Rump Parliament on 4 January 1649, ‘That the people are, under God, the original of all just power’, and that they, the Commons, possessed supreme ...
Fifth Monarchy men
An extreme Puritan sect in England in the mid-17th century. They believed that the rule of Jesus Christ and his saints was imminent, and that it would be the fifth monarchy to rule the world, ...
Henry Cromwell
(1628–74).Oliver's fourth son. Captain of horse at 19, he rose to command his own cavalry regiment in his father's expeditionary force to Ireland in 1650. He stayed on there ...
Instrument of Government
The written constitution under which Oliver Cromwell became lord protector on 16 December 1653. Its author was Major‐General Lambert. Like the army's earlier Heads of the Proposals, which he had ...
Oliver Cromwell
(1599–1658).General and lord protector. It is still difficult to appreciate the unique character of Cromwell's career. In a country governed by custom, precedent, and the common law, Cromwell ...
Protectorate
The Protectorate was established on 16 December 1653 when Oliver Cromwell became head of state as lord protector. Since his power rested on a formidable army, whose officers had devised the ...
