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GCSE History · key term
The unelected assembly selected by the army and its supporters to govern in 1653. It was also known as Barebone’s Parliament or the Parliament of Saints.
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Paper 3
Revise: Cromwell and the Parliaments (1649–1658)The Nominated Assembly, often called Barebone’s Parliament, first met on 4 July 1653. Its roughly 140 members were chosen by the army and its supporters because they were considered godly and favourable to reform; they were not elected by voters.
Distinguish the nominated assembly of 1653 from the elected Protectorate Parliaments. They did not obtain their authority in the same way.
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