text: Although the replacement , the Barebones Parliament ( Julyâ `` December 1653 ) , was nominated by Cromwell and the leaders of the army , it proved just as difficult to control and was in addition a subject of popular ridicule .
simplified: Although the replacement , the Barebones Parliament ( July -- December 1653 ) , was nominated by Cromwell and the leaders of the army , it was just as difficult to control .