The Commonwealth's written constitutions gave to the Lord Protector the King's power to grant titles of honour. Cromwell created over thirty new knights. These were all declared invalid at the Restoration of Charles II. Many were regranted by the restored King, but being non-hereditary, these titles have long since become extinct. Of the twelve Cromwellian baronetcies, Charles II regranted half of them. Only two now continue: Sir George Howland Francis Beaumont, 12th baronet, and Sir Richard Thomas Williams-Bulkeley, 14th baronet, are the ...

See also:

English Restoration, English Restoration - End of the Protectorate, English Restoration - Restoration of Charles II, English Restoration - Opposition to the Restoration, English Restoration - Restoration Britain, English Restoration - The republican new nobility, English Restoration - Notes

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