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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2758634, member: 75799&quot;]Commonwealth of England - 1651.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Protectorate. Oliver Cromwell. Silver Shilling. Weak strike in middle. Blue tone on edges.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only time in English history when the nation became a Republic. The commonwealth of England marked an interruption of a monarchy in English history with the execution of King Charles I on 1649. Due to a quarrel between King Charles and the Parliament over who controls the army, this led to the English Civil War between troops from both parties which ended with the Monarchy&#039;s defeat and Charlie&#039;s execution. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oliver Cromwell took over the reins of government as Lord Protectorate. When he died, his son Richard Cromwell took over but proved to be an ineffective ruler. That combined with his father&#039;s strict and unpopular administration eventually led the people to demand the restoration of the monarchy with the return of King Charles II in 1649.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633447[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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