11 Years Without English Monarchy

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This revolution was brought about by questioning the power and privileges of the royals and aristocrats of the time.

I think we were all taught in school that the interregnum period was not a great time under Cromwell, but I also didn't even know about all of the confusion and full scale civil unrest after his death.

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Early modern England 1485-1714: a narrative history by Robert Bucholz and Newton Key.A brief history of British Kings & Queens by Mike Ashley
Perceptions of a Monarchy without a King: Reactions to Oliver Cromwell's Power. Benjamin Woodford.
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Is this the origin of the phrase "Spoils go to the victor"?

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