The Rump Parliament was what remained of the Long Parliament after Pride's Purge on 6 December 1648, when Colonel Thomas Pride commanded his soldiers to exclude from the House of Commons those members who were against the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason. The Rump was…
17th Century · 4th January
English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
1649
Year of Event
377
Years Ago