Rump Parliament restored

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

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Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1659-05-06

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United Kingdom (Location)

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The Rump Parliament is restored, in the wake of the dissolution of the previous Parliament, which had been assembled by new elections. Richard Cromwell was forced to do this by the Council of Officers that he had attempted to dissolve.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Rump Parliament restored". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2543, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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