Barebone's Parliament
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT, JUL TO DEC 1653
Nominated Assembly; Parliament of the Saints; Little Parliament; Parliament of Saints; Barebones Parliament; Parliament in 1653
Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector. It was an assembly entirely nominated by Oliver Cromwell and the Army's Council of Officers.