Rump Parliament
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The ‘Story of Parliament’: Civil War leaders
Earlier this year the History published ‘The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain’ to mark the…
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Street demonstrations, military interventions and governments toppled: not today’s Cairo but London, 1640s and 1650s
After the dramatic events in Egypt yesterday, commentators have been arguing over whether the change of government should be considered…
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Forcing Parliament…
360 years ago today, Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament, with a little help from a company of musketeers. Here’s…