<Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Ireland </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Protectorate (Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Ireland </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Protectorate (Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Ireland </Td> </Tr> </Table>

What type of government did england have in the 1600s