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oliver cromwell and the interregnum

King Charles I was executed on January 30, 1649.. Within days of the king

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oliver cromwell and the interregnum

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    1. Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum 1649-1660

    13. Problems of Cromwell’s Government: No legal or divine authority There was no precedent for the title of “Lord Protector”—Cromwell’s power rested in his command of the army. Could not finance both state government and fight wars The army was “a beast that has a great belly and must be fed.”

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