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When Cromwell refused a demand by the army to dissolve Parliament, troops were assembled at St. James's Palace. Cromwell eventually gave in to their demands and on 22 April, Parliament was dissolved and the Rump Parliament recalled on 7 May 1659.
May 5, 2009 · Richard gave way and dissolved Parliament in the early hours of April 22nd. He remained Protector in name, but the army had taken control and, though treated with outward respect, Richard seems to have been living under house arrest in Whitehall Palace.
Dec 2, 2020 · Richard Cromwell proved to be nothing like his father, so much so that within eight months of inheriting his mantle, he ended up resigning from his role of Lord Protector. The fate of the country was settled by the new parliament which immediately voted in favour of the monarchy.
The end of the Protectorate. Political chaos followed the death of Oliver Cromwell in September 1658. His successor as Lord Protector, his son Richard, was not able to manage the Parliament he summoned in January 1659 or the Army leaders on whose support he relied.
Henry Reece is an emeritus fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and was previously chief executive of Oxford University Press. He read history at Bristol University and did his D.Phil. at St John’s College, Oxford. He is the author of The Army in Cromwellian England 1649–1660 and The Fall: The Last Days of the English Republic
Sep 30, 2024 · Richard Cromwell was the lord protector of England from September 1658 to May 1659. The eldest surviving son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, Richard failed in his attempt to carry on his father’s role as leader of the Commonwealth.
Oct 10, 2018 · The republican officers planned to reassert the ideals of the revolution by undermining Richard and, they hoped, replacing his government. It was December 1648 all over again – the officers were planning a coup.
