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GCSE History · key term
The system of government headed by a Lord Protector, first Oliver Cromwell from 1653 and then briefly his son Richard.
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Paper 2
The system of government headed by a Lord Protector, established under Oliver Cromwell in 1653.
Revise: Divine Right and AuthorityRepublican government had developed into the Protectorate, with power concentrated around Cromwell and supported by the army.
Paper 2, Paper 3
The government during part of the Interregnum headed by a Lord Protector: first Oliver Cromwell, then his son Richard.
Revise: The Civil War and the Restoration of the MonarchyDuring part of it, Oliver Cromwell governed as Lord Protector. This government was called the Protectorate. Abolishing kingship had not removed the problem of how to share power between a ruler, Parliament and the army.
The government headed by a Lord Protector, first Oliver Cromwell and then Richard Cromwell, which ended in 1659.
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