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GCSE History · key term
Army officers appointed to supervise security and moral reform in twelve regions during Cromwell’s Protectorate, beginning in 1655.
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Paper 3
Revise: The Instrument of Government and the Major-GeneralsThe Major-Generals were formally commissioned in October 1655. The country was divided into twelve regions, each supervised by a Major-General answerable directly to Cromwell. Their rule combined two aims: protecting the regime and creating a more godly society.
Distinguish the Instrument of Government, a national constitution introduced in 1653, from the regional military rule of the Major-Generals introduced in 1655.
When evaluating the Major-Generals, separate their relative success in maintaining security from their uneven and short-lived success in moral reform.
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