English Civil War

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The English Civil War was a series of mid-17th-century conflicts between the monarchy and Parliament in England that led to the trial and execution of Charles I and the temporary establishment of a republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form Occurrences
First English Civil War 17
English Civil Wars 4
English Revolution 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs English Civil War ⓘ
surface form: English Revolution
cause conflict over royal prerogative and parliamentary rights ⓘ
financial disputes between Crown and Parliament ⓘ
governance of the Church of England ⓘ
religious tensions between Anglicans, Puritans, and other groups ⓘ
chronology occurred in the mid-17th century ⓘ
commandedBy Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form: King Charles I

Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
conflictType monarch–parliament conflict ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime 1651 ⓘ
followedBy English Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of England

Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Restoration of the monarchy ⓘ
hasPart English Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First English Civil War

Second English Civil War ⓘ
Third English Civil War ⓘ
location England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
mainBelligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
notableUnit New Model Army ⓘ
opponent supporters of King Charles I ⓘ
supporters of the Long Parliament ⓘ
partOf Bishops' Wars ⓘ
surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
relatedTo Glorious Revolution ⓘ
religiousAspect involved Puritan opposition to perceived Catholic tendencies ⓘ
result Parliamentarian victory ⓘ
establishment of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ
rise of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
temporary abolition of the monarchy ⓘ
temporary establishment of a republic ⓘ
trial and execution of Charles I ⓘ
significance limited the power of the English monarchy ⓘ
strengthened the role of Parliament in English governance ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Edgehill ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
Battle of Naseby ⓘ
Battle of Worcester (1651) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Worcester

Pride's Purge ⓘ
execution of Charles I ⓘ
trial of Charles I ⓘ
startTime 1642 ⓘ

Referenced by (117)

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

Royalists → activeInConflict → English Civil War ⓘ
English Civil War → alsoKnownAs → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Revolution
Stuart → associatedEvent → English Civil War ⓘ
Thomas Hobbes → associatedEvent → English Civil War ⓘ
Mordaunt → associatedWith → English Civil War ⓘ
Puritanism → associatedWithEvent → English Civil War ⓘ
Goodrich Castle → besiegedDuring → English Civil War ⓘ
subject surface form: Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Battle of Langport → category → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battles of the English Civil War
Richmond Palace → confiscatedDuring → English Civil War ⓘ
Battle of Langport → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Charles I of England → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
Committee of Both Kingdoms → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
English Army → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
Donnington, Berkshire, England → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
subject surface form: English Civil War siege of Donnington Castle
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Grand Remonstrance → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
New Model Army → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
New Model Army → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
New Model Army → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second English Civil War
Philip Skippon → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Prince Rupert of the Rhine → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
Scots Guards → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
Self-Denying Ordinance → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
Siege of Oxford → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Sir Thomas Fairfax → conflict → English Civil War ⓘ
New Model Ordinance → conflictContext → English Civil War ⓘ
History of England → coversEvent → English Civil War ⓘ
Lichfield Cathedral → damagedDuring → English Civil War ⓘ
subject surface form: Oatlands Palace
Richmond Palace → declinePeriod → English Civil War ⓘ
Coldstream Guards → engagedInConflict → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Civil Wars
Kingdom of England → event → English Civil War ⓘ
The History of England → focusesOnEvent → English Civil War ⓘ
Bishops' Wars → followedBy → English Civil War ⓘ
Eleven Years' Tyranny → followedBy → English Civil War ⓘ
Great Migration of Puritans → followedBy → English Civil War ⓘ
Personal Rule (1629–1640) → followedBy → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reign of Charles I of England
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell → follows → English Civil War ⓘ
Restoration of the monarchy → follows → English Civil War ⓘ
Second English Civil War → follows → English Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
English Civil War → hasPart → English Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Stuart period → hasPart → English Civil War ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms → hasPart → English Civil War ⓘ