History GCSE

The Protectorate constitutions

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The Instrument of Government of 1653 made Cromwell Lord Protector with a Council and Parliament, and the Humble Petition and Advice offered him the crown, which he refused.

OCR · Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 (J410/13) - The nature and extent of political and religious change 1649–c.1660

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Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 (J410/13) - The nature and extent of political and religious change 1649–c.1660 (OCR GCSE)

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