The Commonwealth 1649-53: An Experiment in Republicanism

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  • Republic established Commons claimed 'supreme power'

  • Charles II proclaimed king in Scotland

  • Council of State appointed

  • Abolition of monarchy and House of Lords

  • Cromwell appointed Lord Lieutenant of Parliament's army

  • Digger commune set up in Surrey

  • Leveller uprising crushed by Cromwell

  • Cromwell landed in Ireland

  • Siege of Drogheda

  • Siege of Wexford

  • Rump called Cromwell to England

  • Cromwell replaced Fairfax as commander-in-chief

  • Blasphemy Act

  • Cromwell entered Scotland

  • Cromwell's victory over Scots at Dunbar

  • Cromwell defeated Charles II at Worcester

  • Navigation Act introduced Charles II escaped to France

  • Irish land confiscation began

  • Rump forcibly dispersed by Cromwell