Barebones Parliament (1653)

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What is the Barebones Parliament?

A temporary parliament that was radical which was called by Cromwell and the army.

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What is the alternative name of the Barebones Parliament?

The Nominated Assembly.

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What are the key features of the Barebones Parliament?

  • 140 nominees (129 from England, 5 from Scotland & 6 from Ireland).

  • Its had selections based on the members’ reputation for being “fearing God” and sympathetic to Puritan reforms. 

  • Many of the members were from the Gentry 

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When was the Barebones Parliament formed?

4th July 1653

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When was the Barebones Parliament dissolved?

12th December 1653

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Why was the Barebones Parliament a failure.

  • radical members intense religious and legal reforms

  • deep divisions in parliament

  • resignations