AHC: Lasting British Republic

Have the UK abolish the monarchy and run on as close to a democracy as possible. Bonus points if its not just a continuation of Cromwell's Commonwealth of England.
 
Not really sure how to pull this off. At no point was the Monarchy as an institution unpopular enough that a good amount of the British population wanted to switch to a Republic. Yes there was high-strung republican sentiment during Queen Victoria's withdrawal after Prince Albert's death (1861-1871), which peaked with the establishment of the French Third Republic, but that wasn't a majority. The elite would never allow such a thing as it would destroy their own power.

Best bet I can think off would be the 1917-1918 bolshevik scare after the Russian Revolutions. George V was terrified that it would spread to Britain, which is one of the reasons he block the asylum offer to the Imperial Family and left his cousins to die. So maybe the workers of the UK take inspiration and stage their own revolution? IDK that's all I got.
 
Maybe the Luddites could kick something off but I think that is ASB. There was that Jack the Ripper conspiracy that I would swear I have seen used as a starting point for a timeline for a novel from memory. Otherwise something that may be far-fetched is that King Louis (the one that was invited to replace King John) is successful in his conquest. After being forced to deal with supporters of the young Henry in a rather gory manner the Barons lead a successful revolt that eventually becomes into a Parliament ruling England resulting in the eventual "republic" we would know today atl. Not exactly the U.K but maybe in time this Commonwealth is able to spread and unite the British Isles.
The only way this could be done is a distant pod and a few pounds of creativity (and insanity).
 
Could the Protectorate be overthrown in a different way? Where Charles dies and there’s a brief renewal of the Civil War before Parliament assumes control?
 
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