British Interregnum

British Interregnum
1649/1651–1660
Coat of arms of the Protectorate
Including	Third English Civil War
Leader(s)	Oliver Cromwell Richard Cromwell
Chronology Caroline era Restoration

The interregnum in the British Isles began with the execution of Charles I in January 1649 (and from September 1651 in Scotland) and ended in May 1660 when his son Charles II was restored to the thrones of the three realms, although he had been already acclaimed king in Scotland since 1649. During this time the monarchial system of government was replaced with the Commonwealth of England.

The precise start and end of the interregnum, as well as the social and political events that occurred during the interregnum, varied in the three kingdoms and the English dominions.