Permanent historical factsheet

Declaration of Commonwealth

Name: Declaration of Commonwealth – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1649Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1649

Oliver Cromwell19 May 1649

London · Government / Government of England

Parliament declares England a commonwealth with supreme authority in the Commons

Names involved

Oliver Cromwell

Provenance

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