Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Although the replacement , the Barebones Parliament ( Julyâ `` December 1653 ) , was nominated by Cromwell and the leaders of the army , it proved just as difficult to control and was in addition a subject of popular ridicule .
Simplified: Although the replacement , the Barebones Parliament ( July -- December 1653 ) , was nominated by Cromwell and the leaders of the army , it was just as difficult to control .