Commonwealth of England
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For the next nine years, Oliver Cromwell ruled Britain as “lord protector,” replacing the monarchy with the Commonwealth of England until his death in 1658.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
The act organizing the provisional government concludes with: "God save the Commonwealth of England, and this country of Virginia."
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles
At length, finding that we could not gain the advantage we wished, we ran under her lee, and Lancelot in a loud tone ordered her to strike to the Commonwealth of England.
From The Boy who sailed with Blake by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The Commonwealth of England now commenced, and continued till the restoration of Charles the Second, in 1660.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles
The reign of Charles the First, succeeded by the Commonwealth of England, forms a period unparalleled by any preceding one in the annals of mankind.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac
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