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Oct 28, 2026
Ricky McCarlHOST
They won.
Ricky McCarlHOST
And then you had the period known as the Interregnum when England was a republic.
Ricky McCarlHOST
Oliver Cromwell.
Ricky McCarlHOST
The Cromwellians.
Jack JewersGUEST
Think of the conversations he must have heard as a young boy.
Jack JewersGUEST
Was that a sin against God? Is it possible for a country to be governed without a king? And then we had this period that we sort of call rather euphemistically the Interregnum, which is the-- as classic an example of the winning side writing history as I can imagine.
Jack JewersGUEST
But, you know, this period of rule under Parliament with, um, with Puritans and Oliver Cromwell in charge, which for all the kind of revisionism that goes on about it, I think we can all agree absolutely nobody was having any fun.
Jack JewersGUEST
Um, the theaters were closed.
Robert LyndeHOST
And this isn't really gonna go that well.
Robert LyndeHOST
In general, this time period is called the Interregnum.
Robert LyndeHOST
The Interregnum, that word Interregnum means time without king, and there was a time period here that can be broken down into two subsections known as the Commonwealth and the Protectorate.
Robert LyndeHOST
And the Interregnum, in general, was this time period where England just tries to go at it without a king, and well, let's go look at the first phase of the Interregnum, the Commonwealth, and let's look at why it doesn't work out so well.
Robert LyndeHOST
Like I told you, this Commonwealth period was a rule by the Rump Parliament, and the Rump Parliament is going to try and do this between 1649 and 1653, and Parliament is just really ineffective at running a government.
Robert LyndeHOST
Now, at this time, Oliver Cromwell is s- still leading the military, and remember that military's name is the New Model Army, and we have to remember that he has really brought about a Puritan military, and they're highly, highly influenced by his Puritan Calvinist ideals.
Robert LyndeHOST
So this period known as the Commonwealth where Parliament tries to rule England without a king in a republic sort of fashion just does not work.
Robert LyndeHOST
And essentially, the military is going to take over and write a constitution.