British Civil Wars
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The British Civil Wars were a series of mid-17th-century conflicts across England, Scotland, and Ireland that reshaped the monarchy, parliament, and religious life in the British Isles.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Civil Wars canonical | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil wars
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series of wars ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
English Civil Wars
NERFINISHED
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
conflict over royal prerogative and parliamentary rights
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imposition of Anglican practices on Scotland ⓘ religious tensions within Protestantism ⓘ resistance to Charles I's fiscal policies ⓘ |
| conflictType |
constitutional conflict
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dynastic conflict ⓘ religious war ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1653 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
English Interregnum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bishops' Wars
NERFINISHED
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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Rebellion of 1641 NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
changes in religious settlement in England, Scotland, and Ireland
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long-term influence on constitutional monarchy in Britain ⓘ reshaping of monarchy–parliament relations in the British Isles ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Covenanters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Confederates NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliamentarians ⓘ Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Isles history ⓘ |
| period | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | Personal Rule of Charles I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
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Presbyterianism ⓘ Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| result |
devastation in Ireland and Scotland
ⓘ
establishment of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ rise of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector ⓘ strengthening of the English Parliament ⓘ temporary abolition of the monarchy in England ⓘ trial and execution of Charles I ⓘ union of England and Scotland under a single republican regime ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
NERFINISHED
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Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Ireton NERFINISHED ⓘ James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ John Pym NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Rupert of the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1639 ⓘ |
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