What is Rump Parliament?
The '''Rump Parliament''' was the name given to Parliament until [[1660]] of the [[Parliament of England|English Parliament]] that followed the [[Long Parliament]], after [[Pride's Purge]] of [[December 6]] [[1648]] had removed those [[Members of Parliament]] that were against the plan to try King [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] for [[high treason]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/glossary/rump-parliament.htm British Civil Wars: Rump Parliament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601084453/http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/glossary/rump-parliament.htm |date=2012-06-01 }} * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#210 Full text of the Act erecting a High Court of Justice for the Trial of Charles I January 6, 1649] * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#211 Full text of the Sentence of the High Court of Justice upon the King, 27 January, 1649] * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#212 Full text of The Death Warrant of Charles I, 29 January, 1649] * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#213 Full text of the Act appointing a Council of State, 13 February, 1649] * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#214 Full text of the Act abolishing the Office of King, 17 March, 1649] * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#215 Full text of the Act abolishing the House of Lords, 19 March, 1649] * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#216 Full text of the Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth, 19 May, 1649] * [http://home.freeuk.net/don-aitken/ast/c1b.html#217 Full text of the Act declaring what Offences shall he adjudged Treason under the Commonwealth, 17 July, 1649] * Chambers' Book of Days:[http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/april/20.htm April 20th] With a censored version of Cromwell's 1653 speech ending the Parliament. * http://castorblog.com/archives/000275.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201025538/http://castorblog.com/archives/000275.html |date=2005-12-01 }} with an uncensore