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.

Exclusion Crisis → relatedTo → English Civil War ⓘ

New Model Army Ordinance → relatedTo → English Civil War ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Treaty of Ripon (1640) → relatedTo → English Civil War ⓘ

Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell → researchInterest → English Civil War ⓘ

Twenty Years After → settingPeriod → English Civil War ⓘ

Carisbrooke Castle → significantEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

House of Commons of England → significantEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Stuart period → significantEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Winchester Castle → significantEvent → English Civil War ⓘ

Goodrich Castle → slightedAfter → English Civil War ⓘ

New Model Army Ordinance → temporalContext → English Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Edgehill → theatre → English Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Civil War in England

Battle of Naseby → turningPointIn → English Civil War ⓘ

Goodrich Castle → usedDuring → English Civil War ⓘ

Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England → usedDuring → English Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire

this entity surface form: First English Civil War

Pembroke Castle → usedDuring → English Civil War ⓘ