Following the Civil War and the 1649 execution of Charles I, England and Wales (and later Ireland and Scotland) were governed as a republic with Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector. The monarchy in the form of Charles II was restored in 1660. The period without a monarch is also called the interregnum.
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Commonwealth of England
This unusual memorial was created by Ernest and Mary Gillick in their studio ...
Statesman. Born Lancashire. Previously known as the Marquess of Hartington, or in the gossip columns as Harty-Tarty. Close friend of Edward VII. Had a serious affair with Skittles in 1859 - 1863 an...
The Mayor, poor lamb, has to make 700 speeches during his year in office.
Chairman of Bow vestry in 1900. In this instance, 'vestry' refers to a committee for secular and church government for a parish which met in the vestry of the parish church. Our colleague Andrew B...
Southwark St Saviour was a civil parish and part of the ancient Borough of Southwark. It was formed in 1541 from the union of the parishes of St Margaret and St Mary. In 1899 it lost its governanc...
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