The accession of Richard Cromwell -- The second Lord Protector : army, money, and parliament -- Three weeks in April 1659 : the end of the Protectorate -- The return of the Rump Parliament -- The Rump's grip on power -- The splintering of the accord : Rump and Army, May to October 1659 -- The Committee of Safety and General Monck -- The taking of Portsmouth, the revolt of the Navy, and the fall of the Committee of Safety -- The Rump Parliament redux and General Monck : January to February 1660 -- The last days of the Long Parliament -- The armed resistance to Monck -- 'Soe universall a feare and despaire' : the experience of discord -- Allegiance and self-preservation : navigating the last months of the republic.
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