After Oliver Cromwell's death there were two attempts in 1659 to revive it.
After Oliver Cromwell's death there were two attempts in 1659 to revive it. Its members ordered the trial of King Charles I, and after his execution in 1649 they governed England through an executive council until 1653, when Cromwell assumed dictatorial powers as Lord Protector. For ten points, identify the name given during the English Civil War to the Long Parliament after it was purged of members opposed to the policies of Cromwell and Thomas Pride.
After Oliver Cromwell's death there were two attempts in 1659 to revive it.
Rump Parliament