Second English Civil War

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armed conflict civil war

The Second English Civil War (1648–1649) was a renewed conflict between King Charles I and Parliament, marked by royalist uprisings and a Scottish invasion that ultimately led to Charles I’s trial and execution.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
First English Civil War	5
English Civil Wars	1
Royalist and Engager invasion of England in 1648	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ civil war ⓘ
cause	disputes between Charles I and the English Parliament ⓘ failure of political settlement after the First English Civil War ⓘ
chronology	preceded the formal abolition of the English monarchy in 1649 ⓘ took place after Charles I’s escape from Hampton Court Palace ⓘ
consequence	establishment of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ rise of the New Model Army as dominant political force ⓘ temporary abolition of the monarchy in England ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
describedBySource	contemporary Parliamentary records ⓘ later historical works on the English Civil Wars ⓘ royalist correspondence ⓘ
endTime	1649 ⓘ
followedBy	Third English Civil War ⓘ
follows	English Civil War ⓘ surface form: First English Civil War
hasMainBelligerent	Parliament of England ⓘ surface form: English Parliamentarians Royalists ⓘ Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ surface form: Scottish Engagers
hasOpposingCommander	Charles I of England ⓘ James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ⓘ surface form: Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
hasPart	Siege of Colchester ⓘ surface form: Battle of Colchester Battle of Maidstone ⓘ Battle of Preston (1648) ⓘ Battle of St Fagans ⓘ Royalist uprisings in England and Wales ⓘ Bishops' Wars ⓘ surface form: Scottish invasion of England in 1648 Siege of Colchester ⓘ Siege of Pembroke ⓘ
location	England ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
participant	English Independents ⓘ Presbyterian ⓘ surface form: English Presbyterians New Model Army ⓘ Scottish Covenanter army ⓘ surface form: Scottish Engager army
partOf	Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
result	Parliamentarian victory ⓘ
significantEvent	Pride's Purge ⓘ execution of Charles I ⓘ execution of Charles I ⓘ surface form: trial of Charles I
startTime	1648 ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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

Pembroke Castle → besiegedDuring → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Edgehill → conflict → Second English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Battle of Marston Moor → conflict → Second English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Battle of Naseby → conflict → Second English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Battle of Preston (1648) → conflict → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Committee of Both Kingdoms → conflict → Second English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Philip Skippon → conflict → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Pride's Purge → conflict → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Restoration of the monarchy → follows → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Third English Civil War → follows → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Pride's Purge → hasCause → Second English Civil War ⓘ

English Civil War → hasPart → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Wars of the Three Kingdoms → hasPart → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Preston (1648) → historicalPeriod → Second English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil Wars

Battle of Preston (1648) → partOf → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Henry Ireton → participatedIn → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Robert Blake → participatedIn → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Sir Thomas Fairfax → participatedIn → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Thomas Fairfax → participatedIn → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Preston (1648) → precededBy → Second English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royalist and Engager invasion of England in 1648

Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → relatedTo → Second English Civil War ⓘ

Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England → slightedAfter → Second English Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire

this entity surface form: First English Civil War