In 1653, after learning that Parliament was attempting to stay in session despite an agreement to dissolve, and having failed to come up with a working constitution, Oliver Cromwell’s patience ran out. On 20 April he attended a sitting of the Long Parliament and listened to one or two speeches. Then he stood up and harangued the members of the Rump. He then declared "you are no Parliament" and called in a troop of soldiers, under the command of Major-General Thomas Harrison, ordering them to clear the chamber.

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Location: Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England
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