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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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

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Eleven Years' Tyranny followedBy English Civil War
George Monck participatedIn English Civil War
Restoration of the monarchy follows English Civil War
Thomas Hobbes associatedEvent English Civil War
Thomas Fairfax notableEvent English Civil War
Thomas Fairfax participatedIn English Civil War
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Battle of Edgehill partOf English Civil War
Battle of Edgehill theatre English Civil War
this entity surface form: English Civil War in England
Battle of Marston Moor partOf English Civil War
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Battle of Marston Moor historicalPeriod English Civil War
this entity surface form: English Civil Wars
Robert Blake participatedIn English Civil War
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Second English Civil War follows English Civil War
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Treaty of Ripon (1640) relatedTo English Civil War
Philip Skippon participatedIn English Civil War
Philip Skippon conflict English Civil War
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Committee of Both Kingdoms conflict English Civil War
Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament historicalPeriod English Civil War
this entity surface form: English Civil War era
Grand Remonstrance conflict English Civil War
Prince Rupert of the Rhine conflict English Civil War
Thomas Pride participatedIn English Civil War
Newbury, Berkshire historicalPeriod English Civil War
Winchester Castle significantEvent English Civil War
Henry Vane the Younger participantIn English Civil War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms hasPart English Civil War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms hasPart English Civil War
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase relatedTo English Civil War
this entity surface form: First English Civil War
Lichfield Cathedral damagedDuring English Civil War
Siege of Drogheda politicalContext English Civil War
this entity surface form: English Civil War and Irish Confederate Wars
John Hampden participantIn 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
Carisbrooke Castle significantEvent English Civil War
A Letter Concerning Toleration influencedBy English Civil War
Siege of Wexford hasPoliticalContext English Civil War
this entity surface form: English Civil Wars
John Leverett participatedIn English Civil War
Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England damagedDuring English Civil War
subject surface form: Oatlands Palace
Exclusion Crisis relatedTo English Civil War
Pembroke Castle usedDuring English Civil War
British Enlightenment influencedBy English Civil War
Hyde family historicalContext English Civil War
Mordaunt associatedWith English Civil War