In 1649 England was declared a republic. What was it called?

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In 1649 England was declared a republic. What was it called?

England declared itself a republic in 1649 and the name used was the Commonwealth (the Commonwealth of England). This label reflects a government without a monarch, with power held by Parliament and, later in the period, under Cromwell as Lord Protector during the Protectorate. Great Britain didn’t exist in 1649—the term comes from the later 1707 union of England and Scotland. The other options aren’t historical terms for England’s government at that time.

England declared itself a republic in 1649 and the name used was the Commonwealth (the Commonwealth of England). This label reflects a government without a monarch, with power held by Parliament and, later in the period, under Cromwell as Lord Protector during the Protectorate. Great Britain didn’t exist in 1649—the term comes from the later 1707 union of England and Scotland. The other options aren’t historical terms for England’s government at that time.

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