Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 6 The Execution of the King considered. -the Government of England declared Republican.f Abolition of the House of Lords - Formation of the Council of State. Care of Religion. - Further Measures. Trials for Treason. - Discontent in the Army. - Law of Treason. Cromwell's Expedition to Ireland - His Return to England - John Lilburne. Charles II. Proclaimed in Scotland. Assassination of Do rislaus. - Charles in Scotland - The Command of the Expedition to Scotland refused by Fairfax, and accepted by Cromwell. - Coronation of Charles II. - Battle of Dunbar. - The Scots invade England. - Battle of Worcester. Escape of Charles II. Affairs of Ireland. - Death and Character of Ireton. - Incorporation of Ireland and Scotland with: the Commonwealth. Project of Incorporation with the United Provinces. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.