The Interregnum (Neal Stephenson)

From the Quicksilver Metaweb.

This term is one way of referring to the period of time between the decapitation of Charles I and the restoration to the throne of Charles II.

One thing I think I observed during my reading about this topic is that this term carries some political baggage. I think that people who are pro-Monarchy and who revile Cromwell are somewhat more likely to call it the Interregnum. People who take the opposite view are more likely to call this interval the Commonwealth or some other such term. After I noticed this, I tried to get in the habit of putting the word Interregnum mostly in the mouths of Tories. There may be exceptions, however.

This is tenuous, but I thought I would throw it out in case someone wishes to submit a better-informed opinion.