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The Commonwealth of [[England]] was the term used to describe the republican state created by the Cromwellians from 1649 until the restoration of the [[British]] [[monarchy]] in 1660[http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/timelines/commonwealth.htm].

The Commonwealth of [[England]] was the term used to describe the republican state created by the Cromwellians from 1649 until the restoration of the [[British]] [[monarchy]] in 1660[http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/timelines/commonwealth.htm].

The title Commonwealth occurs in the formal names of several [[US]] states, such as [[Virginia]], [[Massachussetts]] and [[Pennsylvania]], and is similarly used by the US territory of [[Puerto Rico]].  

The title Commonwealth occurs in the formal names of several [[US]] states, such as [[Virginia]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Pennsylvania]], and is similarly used by the US territory of [[Puerto Rico]].  

Commonwealth also appears in the name [[Australia|Commonwealth of Australia]]. In every day use the Australian federal government and its agencies are referred to as the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth also appears in the name [[Australia|Commonwealth of Australia]]. In every day use the Australian federal government and its agencies are referred to as the Commonwealth.

The most common modern reference to commonwealth refers to the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], an organisation whose members were, with a few exceptions, formerly part of the [[British Empire]].

The most common modern reference to commonwealth refers to the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], an organisation whose members were, with a few exceptions, formerly part of the [[British Empire]].