Self-Denying Ordinance

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English Civil War legislation act of Parliament ordinance

The Self-Denying Ordinance was a 1645 act of the English Long Parliament that required members of Parliament to resign their military commands, reshaping leadership of Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English Civil War legislation ⓘ act of Parliament ⓘ ordinance ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	England ⓘ
category	1645 in England ⓘ 1645 in law ⓘ The Statutes of the Realm ⓘ surface form: Acts of the Parliament of England English Civil War legislation ⓘ
conflict	English Civil War ⓘ
context	military setbacks of Parliamentary forces in early 1640s ⓘ struggle between Presbyterians and Independents in Parliament ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	1645 ⓘ
effect	facilitated professionalization of Parliamentary army leadership ⓘ removed MPs from army command positions ⓘ reshaped leadership of Parliamentary forces ⓘ
followedBy	New Model Army Ordinance ⓘ
hasPart	requirement that members of the House of Commons resign military commissions ⓘ requirement that members of the House of Lords resign military commissions ⓘ
historicalPeriod	English Civil War ⓘ surface form: English Interregnum era (early phase)
implementedBy	Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ surface form: English Long Parliament
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	ordinance rather than royal statute ⓘ
legislativeBody	Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ surface form: Long Parliament
location	City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
mainSubject	Parliamentary army command ⓘ civil–military relations ⓘ
motivation	to reduce political interference in military command ⓘ to remove ineffective or factional commanders ⓘ
opposedBy	Presbyterian faction in Parliament ⓘ some members of the House of Lords ⓘ
partOf	constitutional conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
purpose	to require members of Parliament to resign military commands ⓘ
relatedTo	Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ surface form: English Long Parliament New Model Army ⓘ New Model Army Ordinance ⓘ New Model Army ⓘ surface form: Parliamentarian faction (Roundheads) Presbyterian–Independent conflict ⓘ
replaces	earlier system of political generals ⓘ
result	consolidation of command under Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ increased influence of Independents in the army ⓘ strengthening of the New Model Army ⓘ
significantEvent	reorganization of Parliamentary military command ⓘ
significantFigure	Denzil Holles ⓘ Henry Vane the Younger ⓘ Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
supportedBy	Independent faction in Parliament ⓘ

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

New Model Army → legalBasis → Self-Denying Ordinance ⓘ

Long Parliament 1640 → passed → Self-Denying Ordinance ⓘ

subject surface form: Long Parliament