The Commonwealth 1649-53: An Experiment in Republicanism By em2019 1649 Republic established Commons claimed 'supreme power' 1649 Charles II proclaimed king in Scotland 1649 Council of State appointed 1649 Abolition of monarchy and House of Lords 1649 Cromwell appointed Lord Lieutenant of Parliament's army 1649 Digger commune set up in Surrey 1649 Leveller uprising crushed by Cromwell 1649 Cromwell landed in Ireland 1649 Siege of Drogheda 1649 Siege of Wexford 1650 Rump called Cromwell to England 1650 Cromwell replaced Fairfax as commander-in-chief 1650 Blasphemy Act 1650 Cromwell entered Scotland 1650 Cromwell's victory over Scots at Dunbar 1651 Cromwell defeated Charles II at Worcester 1651 Navigation Act introduced Charles II escaped to France 1652 Irish land confiscation began 1653 Rump forcibly dispersed by Cromwell