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What is an interregnum?

What is an interregnum? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.
  2. A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.
  3. An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.
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I had avidly followed the space program for two years, having first become interested in it during the interregnum between Gemini and Apollo.
He was also our governor during the interregnum between Charles of Lorraine and Maria-Christina.
Both sacred and secular music suffered with the Civil War and the subsequent interregnum.
During the interregnum following the beheading of Charles I in 1649, Parliament forced the submission of governments that supported the displaced Stuart monarchy.
After a short interregnum, May Day was once again the centre of worldwide protest after the First World War.
It is for this reason that the imagery of the 1990s as an interregnum is somewhat misleading.

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