The Suspension Of Oliver Cromwell

Even after all the attempts to secure The Commonwealth, the Parliament was shut down on 1653. Indeed, on April 19 1653 , Oliver Cromwell suggested the temporary suspension of the Parliament. On the next day, he was accompanied of soldiers to ask the members to leave and to seal the Parliament’s building. Not so long after, when Cromwell was named Lord Protector, a new political period, known as The Protectorate, began. Although he was never crowned king, his government was still a dictatorship which was supported by the army . Furthermore, Oliver Cromwell was a Puritan Protestant , which caused him to reform some religious practices. He notably commanded his soldiers to damage some churches . Throughout his reign, he established two constitutions,