During the Protectorate period (1653–1659) of the Commonwealth of England, the Lord Protector reserved the power previously held by the monarch to confer knighthoods, baronetcies and peerages.
[a] Knights made by Lord Protector Richard Cromwell: Knights made in Ireland by Henry Cromwell, lord deputy of Ireland.
[18] Permanent life members were created for Cromwell's Other House (similar in concept to the modern life peers, who sit in the House of Lords) and were addressed as "lord".
However, with the exception of Lord Eure, none of those who already had peerages granted under the ancient regime took up their seats in the Other House.
When Oliver Cromwell died, those in the funeral procession who had noble titles under the ancient regime were so called (for example, "Edward Earl of Manchester"), those who had sat in Cromwell's Other House were called "lord" (for example "Philip Lord Skipton"), but those such as "George Monck, General in Scotland", who had not taken up their seats in the Other House, were not referred to as "lord".