English Civil War

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armed conflict civil war war

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
Battles of the English Civil War	1
English Civil War (as army chaplain)	1
English Civil War and Irish Confederate Wars	1
English Civil War era	1
English Civil War in England	1
English Interregnum era (early phase)	1
Reign of Charles I of England	1
Second English Civil War	1
trial and execution of Charles I	1

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.

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

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Cavalier poetry → hasPoliticalContext → English Civil War ⓘ

Siege of Wexford → hasPoliticalContext → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil Wars

Hyde family → historicalContext → English Civil War ⓘ

Westminster Confession of Faith → historicalContext → English Civil War ⓘ

New Model Ordinance → historicalEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament → historicalPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil War era

Battle of Langport → historicalPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil Wars

Battle of Marston Moor → historicalPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil Wars

Directory for Public Worship → historicalPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → historicalPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

Newbury, Berkshire → historicalPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

Self-Denying Ordinance → historicalPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Interregnum era (early phase)

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples → includesTopic → English Civil War ⓘ

A Letter Concerning Toleration → influencedBy → English Civil War ⓘ

British Enlightenment → influencedBy → English Civil War ⓘ

Sir George Carteret → involvedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin → militaryConflict → English Civil War ⓘ

Elizabeth Stuart → notableEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Henrietta Maria of France → notableEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

House of Stuart → notableEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange → notableEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Oliver Cromwell → notableEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Thomas Fairfax → notableEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Edgehill → partOf → English Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Langport → partOf → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Battle of Marston Moor → partOf → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Battle of Naseby → partOf → English Civil War ⓘ

Pride's Purge → partOf → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Revolution

Siege of Oxford → partOf → English Civil War ⓘ

Denzil Holles → participantIn → English Civil War ⓘ

Henry Vane the Younger → participantIn → English Civil War ⓘ

John Hampden → participantIn → English Civil War ⓘ

Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

George Monck → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

Henry Ireton → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

John Leverett → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

New Model Army → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: trial and execution of Charles I

Philip Skippon → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

Richard Baxter → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil War (as army chaplain)

Robert Blake → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Thomas Fairfax → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Thomas Pride → participatedIn → English Civil War ⓘ

Siege of Drogheda → politicalContext → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil War and Irish Confederate Wars

Charles I and the House of Commons → relatedEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Petition of Right 1628 → relatedEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament → relatedTo → English Civil War ⓘ