Committee of Both Kingdoms
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The Committee of Both Kingdoms was a joint English-Scottish parliamentary body during the English Civil War that directed military and political strategy against King Charles I.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governmental war council
→
joint parliamentary committee → |
| aim |
to coordinate policy between English Parliament and Scottish Covenanters
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to secure victory over King Charles I → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
→
Scotland → |
| archivesAt |
The National Archives (United Kingdom)
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|
| category |
Anglo-Scottish relations
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Defunct parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom → English Civil War political institutions → |
| compositionDetail |
16 English members
→
6 Scottish commissioners → |
| conflict |
English Civil War
→
First English Civil War → |
| country |
Kingdom of England
→
Kingdom of Scotland → |
| describedAs |
central executive body of the parliamentary war effort
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|
| dissolved |
1648
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|
| follows |
Solemn League and Covenant
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|
| governmentBranch |
legislative-executive hybrid body
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|
| hasAuthorityOver |
Parliamentarian armies
→
Scottish Covenanter armies in England → |
| hasLanguage |
English
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|
| hasMember |
English parliamentarians
→
Scottish commissioners → |
| hasNumberOfMembers |
22
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|
| hasRole |
directing military strategy
→
directing political strategy → |
| headquarters |
Westminster
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|
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart England
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|
| historicalRegion |
Three Kingdoms
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|
| inception |
1644
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|
| legislativeBasis |
commission from the Scottish Parliament
→
ordinance of the English Parliament → |
| location |
London
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|
| notableWork |
coordination of Anglo-Scottish war effort
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|
| opposedTo |
King Charles I of England
→
Royalist forces → |
| partOf |
English Parliament
→
Scottish Parliament → |
| precededBy |
Committee of Safety (English Parliament)
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|
| replacedBy |
Derby House Committee
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|
| significantEvent |
direction of negotiations with King Charles I
→
oversight of the campaign leading to the Battle of Marston Moor → |
| subordinateTo |
English Parliament
→
Scottish Estates of Parliament → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Long Parliament
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createdBody |
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New Model Army
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createdBy |