frustrations drove Cromwell to disband the Rump Parliament in 1653 by force and dissolve the First Protectorate Parliament in 1655. Cromwell made attempts to reconcile the godly cause and parliamentary cause, hence the experimental Nominated Assembly in 1653. The inclusion of a group of Fifth Monarchists in the assembly fuelled the fear of social subversion; some favoured the abolition of the Court of Chancery and tithes, which were perceived as an attack on property rights. political judgement was clouded by his overwhelming desire for Cromwell’s religious toleration, and fears of radicalisation from the public were foreseeable. When Cromwell was offered the crown in 1657, he rejected it. While Cromwell may have done so to protect the godly cause and to keep the allegiance of the army, he lost the chance to create a true constitutional monarchy. In hindsight, Cromwell was not unsuccessful in pushing for religious reform. Barry Coward cites his as religious imprint on the development of his However, ‘major legacy’ ‘an indelible country’. stability and democracy came under threat - on occasion - in bid to achieve his Cromwell’s idealistic aims. Cromwell was progressive in other respects which substantiate a statue outside of the Houses of Parliament. Today, our Parliament in Westminster rules across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, a reality on which Cromwell was influential. The appointment of men who shared the Cromwellian philosophy to positions of influence north of the border - General Monk as commander-in-chief of the army and Lord Broghill to president of the Council of Scotland in 1656 - allowed Cromwell to rehabilitate English-Scottish relations and pre-empt the Act of Union in 1707 to the extent that united British Republic had become ‘a a it is conceivable that the Republic gave Parliament the temporary reality’. Furthermore, confidence to assure themselves thirty years after the restoration - in the Glorious Revolution - when Parliament truly became an institution of permanence. The Republic collapsed a matter of months after death. The execution of the King Cromwell’s was not achieved without problematic tactics, and the morality of this will never fail to be controversial. While methods in Ireland 1649-50 were uncivilized, he secured the Cromwell’s
frustrations drove Cromwell to disband the Rump Parliament in 1653 by force and dissolve the First Protectorate Parliament in 1655. Cromwell made attempts to reconcile the godly cause and parliamentary cause, hence the experimental Nominated Assembly in 1653. The inclusion of a group of Fifth Monarchists in the assembly fuelled the fear of social subversion; some favoured the abolition of the Court of Chancery and tithes, which were perceived as an attack on property rights. Cromwell’s political judgement was clouded by his overwhelming desire for religious toleration, and fears of radicalisation from the public were foreseeable. When Cromwell was offered the crown in 1657, he rejected it. While Cromwell may have done so to protect the godly cause and to keep the allegiance of the army, he lost the chance to create a true constitutional monarchy. In hindsight, Cromwell was not unsuccessful in pushing for religious reform. Barry Coward cites his ‘major legacy’ as ‘an indelible religious imprint on the development of his country’. However, stability and democracy came under threat - on occasion - in Cromwell’s bid to achieve his idealistic aims. Cromwell was progressive in other respects which substantiate a statue outside of the Houses of Parliament. Today, our Parliament in Westminster rules across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, a reality on which Cromwell was influential. The appointment of men who shared the Cromwellian philosophy to positions of influence north of the border - General Monk as commander-in-chief of the army and Lord Broghill to president of the Council of Scotland in 1656 - allowed Cromwell to rehabilitate English-Scottish relations and pre-empt the Act of Union in 1707 to the extent that ‘a united British Republic had become a temporary reality’. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the Republic gave Parliament the confidence to assure themselves thirty years after the restoration - in the Glorious Revolution - when Parliament truly became an institution of permanence. The Republic collapsed a matter of months after Cromwell’s death. The execution of the King was not achieved without problematic tactics, and the morality of this will never fail to be controversial. While Cromwell’s methods in Ireland 1649-50 were uncivilized, he secured the
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