House of Lords Scotland and Ireland. The House of Lords was reduced to a largely powerless body, with Cromwell and his supporters in the Commons dominating the Government. On 19 March 1649, the House of Lords was abolished by an Act of Parliament, which declared that "The Commons of England [find] by too long experience that the House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the people of England." The House of Lords did not assemble again until the Convention Parliament met in 1660 and the monarchy was restored. It returned to its former position as the more powerful chamber of Parliament—a position
Live and Dangerous was released a first time in 1980 on VHS by VCL Video and as a 60-minute edit by Castle Communications in 1994 and titled "Live & Dangerous". The complete footage was released on DVD in 2007, with other group performances including a show from their farewell tour on 26 January 1983, and four "Top of the Pops" clips from the 1970s. In 2009, the live album "Still Dangerous" was released, which features material from the 20 October 1977 gig at Philadelphia that was used for some of "Live and Dangerous". There is some overlap of tracks between the two albums,