One speech delivered to this group alluded to the cleansing of the Temple of Jerusalem and the cleaning of the Augean stables, ending with a command to "take away that shining bauble." It established the Hale Commission, whose proposals for legal reform were largely ignored, and set up the High Court of Justice. This body was expelled and replaced by one sometimes called the Nominated Assembly, and was briefly reconvened to restore members excluded from it, who then dissolved this body to hold elections for a Convention Parliament. It came into existence after opponents of the Grandees were removed from its predecessor in Pride's Purge. For 10 points, name this English Parliament succeeded by Barebone's Parliament, named for its status as a
One speech delivered to this group alluded to the cleansing of the Temple of Jerusalem and the cleaning of the Augean stables, ending with a command to "take away that shining bauble." It established the Hale Commission, whose proposals for legal reform were largely ignored, and set up the High Court of Justice. This body was expelled and replaced by one sometimes called the Nominated Assembly, and was briefly reconvened to restore members excluded from it, who then dissolved this body to hold elections for a Convention Parliament. It came into existence after opponents of the Grandees were removed from its predecessor in Pride's Purge. For 10 points, name this English Parliament succeeded by Barebone's Parliament, named for its status as a remnant of the Long Parliament.
One speech delivered to this group alluded to the cleansing of the Temple of Jerusalem and the cleaning of the Augean stables, ending with a command to "take away that shining bauble.
Rump Parliament [accept Purged Parliament until "Pride's Purge"; prompt on either or both words of "Long Parliament"]