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Charles was executed for high treason
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With the death of King Charles 1 England became a republic. Also known as a commonwealth.
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An act abolishing the idea of having a king in England was passed
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Now that the monarchy had been abolished, Ireland and Scotland were independent of England. They were also thought of as a threat to the Commonwealth.
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Parliament sent an army, under the control of Cromwell, to crush the Irish rebellion
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In Scotland Charles 1 son Charles becomes known as Charles 2. and becomes leader of Scotland
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Oliver Cromwell, frustrated with the lack of reformist legislation, took an armed force to the House of Commons and dissolved the Rump Parliament.
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A man named Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England and Began what is referred to as the Protectorate.
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Cromwell replaced the Rump Parliament with a Nominated assembly, "A parliament of the saints".
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General John Lambert and a group of Army supporters voted to dissolve Parliament
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Cromwell died of illness. He was buried with much ceremony in Westminster Abbey.
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Richard Cromwell succeeded his father as lord Protector. Richard was not a military commander and lacked the support of the Army which he needed to rule successfully.
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Parliament was called because Cromwell needed money to pay significant debts. Parliament was more interested in curtaining the power of the army and reducing its size to cut costs.
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The army wanted more political influence and a greater say in how the country was to be governed
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Parliament was dissolved and a couple months later Cromwell resigned.
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General George Monck who was made the military governor of Scotland by Cromwell marched on London with regiments of the New Model Army.
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Charles 2 issued the Declaration of Breda in which he made a series of promises over what he would do upon restoration of the crown
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The convention declared Charles II the lawful King and invited him back to claim the throne.
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Charles II arrived at Dover
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Oliver Cromwell as the third signatory to the death warrant of Charles 1, was named as a regicide. His body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey and posthumously executed. Basically his body was dug up and beheaded.