Commonwealth of England

American  

noun

1. commonwealth.

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Example Sentences

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

In April, 1653, Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Long Parliament, and in December, in the same year, assumed the office of Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles

To-day the world honors and revels that sturdy farmer of the fens as Britain's mightiest man—Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.

From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various

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 necessity of the case had made the government of the colony republican; she was as free and almost as independent during the Commonwealth of England as after the revolution of 1776.

From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles