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

The actual union dates from 1654, when it was ratified by the Supreme Council of the Commonwealth of England, but Scotland was under English rule from the battle of Worcester.

From An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) by Rait, Robert S.

A Parliament—the Little or Barebones Parliament—was summoned, and in the December of the same year Cromwell was installed Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

The great searching of heart in these days is to find out where true Freedom lies, that the Commonwealth of England might be established in peace.

From The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer by Berens, Lewis Henry

Ambassador Extraordinary from the Commonwealth of England to the Queen of Sweden.

From A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. by Morton, Charles