The Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649-1660) refers to the kingless governments of England (including Wales and Cornwall), Scotland, Great Britain and Ireland during the Interregnum between the actual reigns of the Stuart King Charles I (1625-1649) and his son King Charles II (1660-1685).
See
- Commonwealth of England (under parliamentary rule, 1649-1653 and 1659-1660)
and
- The Protectorate (The Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1653-1659),
under the Lords Protectors, first Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658) and then his son Richard Cromwell (1658-1659)
See also
England
Great Britain, Ireland and the colonies
- British Interregnum
- Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- English overseas possessions in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Colony of Virginia#English Civil War and Commonwealth (1642–1660)
- Battle of the Severn (Maryland, 1655)
- Restoration (1660)
Scotland
- Interregnum (Scotland)
- Scotland in the Early Modern Era
- Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Scotland under the Commonwealth
- Restoration (Scotland)
Ireland
External links
- United Kingdom: Flags (and arms) of the Interregnum, 1649-1660, Flags of the World web site, retrieved 13 May 2013
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