' s ▁second , ▁and ▁last , ▁cod ified ▁constitution , ▁the ▁Hum ble ▁Pet ition ▁and ▁Ad vice . ▁However ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ▁died ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁and ▁ ▁his ▁nominated ▁successor ▁as ▁Lord ▁Prote ctor , ▁his ▁son ▁Richard , ▁proved ▁unable ▁to ▁govern ▁effectively ▁as ▁various ▁political ▁parties ▁stro ve ▁to ▁gain ▁power . ▁ ▁The ▁Prote ctor ate ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 6 5 9 ▁when ▁the ▁Grande es ▁re called ▁the ▁R ump ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁author ised ▁a ▁Committee ▁of ▁Saf ety ▁to ▁replace ▁Richard ' s ▁Council ▁of ▁State . ▁This ▁us her ed ▁in ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁un stable ▁government , ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁when ▁General ▁George ▁Mon ck , ▁the ▁English ▁military ▁governor ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁march ed ▁to ▁London ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁his ▁troops , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁under ▁Charles ▁II . ▁ ▁Life ▁during ▁the ▁Inter reg num ▁After ▁the ▁Parliament arian ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁Pur itan ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Parliament ▁and ▁its ▁supp or ters ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁im posed ▁on ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Pur it ans ▁advoc ated ▁an ▁aust ere ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁restricted ▁what ▁they ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁excess es ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁regime . ▁Most ▁prom in ently , ▁hol id ays ▁such ▁as ▁Christmas ▁and ▁E aster ▁were ▁suppress ed