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Events on Friday 4 July 1653 1
1653Barebone's Parliament convenesNominated assembly begins England's short-lived Puritan experiment in governmentOn 4 July 1653 the Nominated Assembly, popularly called Barebone's Parliament after one of its members, convened in London at Cromwell's invitation. Composed of men selected for their godliness rather than election, it attempted religious and legal reforms before dissolving itself on 12 December 1653.