Oliver Cromwell19 May 1649
Parliament declares England a commonwealth with supreme authority in the Commons
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Parliament declares England a commonwealth with supreme authority in the Commons
The Rump Parliament is responsible for the setting up of the Commonwealth of England
"be true & faithful to the Commonwealth of England, without a King or House of Lords"
The Commonwealth is formerly enacted by Parliament
42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords
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