This must be the final task of the rump parliament."

He even had to fight for support in the rump parliament which had elected him.

After the purge just over 200 members sat in what would become known as the Rump Parliament.

At this point, the rump parliament had only 99 deputies and did not reach a quorum according to its own rules.

He was a strong republican in the Rump Parliament, but stopped short of regicide.

The remaining free members then became the Rump Parliament.

The rump parliament then passed the budget as well as several other controversial pieces of legislation without debate.

His views, however, were too conservative for him to sympathise with the policy of the Rump Parliament.

Although an exact number hasn't been pinned down, it is estimated that there were about 210 members of the Rump Parliament.

He then began to oppose the Rump Parliament.

Cromwell dismissed the Rump Parliament and failed to create an acceptable alternative.

In 1648 he opposed the purge of moderates who had formed the Rump Parliament.

He was also sent later to demand that the secluded members be re-admitted to the Rump Parliament.

On his own initiative, he began seizing enemies of the Rump Parliament as he saw fit.

This was the day that the Rump Parliament ordered its committee on bringing the king to justice to prepare ordinances for his trial.

He occupied the church till August 1659, when he was removed by a committee of the Rump parliament.

Only about one third of the Rump Parliament became front benchers who were consistently present and engaged in their parliamentary position.

Most MPs in the Rump Parliament did not share this vision.

In 1650 Jenkins was amongst other prisoners that the Rump Parliament considered executing.

The Rump Parliament removed his baronetcy and his estate was sequestered.

Like many radicals Cary became disillusioned with the Rump Parliament and welcomed its fall.

Some of the Rump Parliament were opposed and refused to sit with the Secluded Members.

He survived Pride's Purge and sat in the Rump Parliament.

The Rump Parliament was recalled and there was a second period where the executive power lay with the Council of state.

He signed the petition for a free Parliament and presented it to the Rump Parliament.