Royalists

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The Royalists were supporters of King Charles I and the monarchy during the English Civil War, opposing the parliamentary forces.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political faction
supporters of monarchy
activeInConflict English Civil War
alternativeName Cleveland Cavaliers
surface form: Cavaliers
associatedWith Cavalier culture
Cavalier poetry
capitalStronghold Oxford
country Kingdom of England
defeat Battle of Naseby
surface form: Battle of Naseby (1645)
endTime 1651
engagedInBattle Battle of Edgehill
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Naseby
Siege of Oxford
finalDefeat Battle of Worcester (1651)
goal maintenance of episcopal Church of England
preservation of the king's prerogative
historicalPeriod Stuart period
ideology absolutist monarchy (in varying degrees)
royalism
language English
notableCommander James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Ralph Hopton
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
surface form: William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
notableLeader Charles I of England
Prince Maurice of the Rhine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Henrietta Maria of France
surface form: Queen Henrietta Maria
opposed Parliamentarians
opposedBy Long Parliament 1640
surface form: Long Parliament

New Model Army
partOf Wars of the Three Kingdoms
surface form: Three Kingdoms conflicts
region England
Wales
parts of Scotland and Ireland
religiousAlignment Anglicanism (broadly)
resultOfDefeat establishment of the English Commonwealth
socialBase gentry
many Anglican clergy
nobility
some rural populations
startTime 1642
successor Jacobite risings
surface form: Jacobites (as later royalist movement in Britain)
supported Charles I of England
monarchy
usedSymbol Cross of Saint George
surface form: St George's Cross with royal emblems

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
surface form: royal coat of arms of England

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Lambert opponent Royalists
Ralph Hopton allegiance Royalists
Battle of Brentford belligerent Royalists
Siege of York (1644) side1 Royalists
Siege of Pembroke combatant Royalists
Battle of St Fagans belligerent Royalists
capture of Newcastle upon Tyne combatant Royalists
this entity surface form: Royalist forces of Charles I of England
Battle of Maidstone belligerent Royalists
Battle of Maidstone sideLost Royalists
Godolphin family of Cornwall politicalAlignment Royalists
this entity surface form: Royalist (English Civil War)
Sir William Batten allegiance Royalists
this entity surface form: Royalist (English Civil War)
John allegiance Royalists
subject surface form: John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk
Irish Confederates alliedWith Royalists
Alasdair MacColla allegiance Royalists
Restormel Castle capturedBy Royalists
this entity surface form: Royalist forces
Battle of Rathmines belligerent Royalists
Arthur Aston allegiance Royalists
Siege of Waterford belligerent Royalists
this entity surface form: Royalist forces
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon parliamentaryGroup Royalists
this entity surface form: Royalist faction
First Siege of Newark defender Royalists
First Siege of Newark heldBy Royalists
Prince Rupert, first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company allegiance Royalists
this entity surface form: Royalists (English Civil War)
Henry Bennet allegiance Royalists
Battle of Stratton belligerent Royalists
Battle of Stratton involvedFaction Royalists
this entity surface form: Cornish Royalists