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 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
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
Many of these pirates professed to be privateersmen, serving the Commonwealth of England.
From Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
It was agreed first, that Virginia should acknowledge its due allegiance to the Commonwealth of England, and "to the lawes there established".
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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