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==Events==

*December 16 - [[Oliver Cromwell]] is ~~named Lord Protector~~ of the ~~Commonwealth~~ of England.

*December 16 - The Instrument of Government in England becomes Britain's first written constitution, under which [[Oliver Cromwell]] becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, being advised by a remodelled English Council of State. This is the start of The First Protectorate, bringing an end to the first period of republican government in the country, the Commonwealth of England.

==Births==

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 ==Events==
-*December 16 - [[Oliver Cromwell]] is named Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.
+*December 16 - The Instrument of Government in England becomes Britain's first written constitution, under which [[Oliver Cromwell]] becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, being advised by a remodelled English Council of State. This is the start of The First Protectorate, bringing an end to the first period of republican government in the country, the Commonwealth of England.
 ==Births==