The English Parliament passed the Humble Petition and Advice and formally presents it to Oliver Cromwell, on March 31, 1657, offering him the crown and sought to reinstate a limited, hereditary monarchy with a new bicameral parliament.
Cromwell considered the offer for six weeks but ultimately rejected the kingship, stating, "I would not seek to set up that which Providence hath destroyed and laid in the dust". but accepted the rest of the petition, and was reinstalled as Lord Protector with greater powers and the ability to appoint his successor.
