Bishops' Wars

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conflict religious war war

The Bishops' Wars were a pair of mid-17th-century conflicts between Charles I and Scotland over attempts to impose Anglican religious practices, helping trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Bishops' Wars canonical 17
Second Bishops' War 9
Scottish Civil War 6

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict ⓘ
religious war ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bishops' Wars ⓘ
surface form: Bishops Wars
commander Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven ⓘ
Charles I of England ⓘ
conflictBetween Charles I of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
consequence escalation of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
escalation toward the English Civil War ⓘ
financial crisis for Charles I ⓘ
summoning of the Long Parliament ⓘ
Short Parliament 1640 ⓘ
surface form: summoning of the Short Parliament
countryInvolved Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
endTime 1640 ⓘ
followedBy English Civil War ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
hasCause introduction of the 1637 Scottish Prayer Book ⓘ
opposition to episcopacy in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
hasPart Bishops' Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First Bishops' War

Bishops' Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Second Bishops' War
hasTopic House of Stuart ⓘ
surface form: Stuart monarchy

church governance in Scotland ⓘ
episcopacy ⓘ
historicalRegion British Isles ⓘ
location Scotland ⓘ
northern England ⓘ
mainCause attempt to impose Anglican religious practices in Scotland ⓘ
resistance to Charles I's religious policies ⓘ
opponent Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
partOf Bishops' Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
precededBy introduction of Laudian religious reforms ⓘ
religiousContext Anglican Communion ⓘ
surface form: Anglicanism

Presbyterianism in Scotland ⓘ
result Covenanter victory ⓘ
increased power of the Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
political weakening of Charles I ⓘ
significantEvent Treaty of Berwick (1639) ⓘ
Treaty of Ripon (1640) ⓘ
signing of the National Covenant ⓘ
significantImpact strengthening of parliamentary opposition to Charles I ⓘ
undermining of royal authority in England and Scotland ⓘ
startTime 1639 ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

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

Charles I of England → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Dunfermline Palace → destroyedOrDamagedIn → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
House of Stuart → associatedWithConflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
English Civil War → partOf → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Personal Rule (1629–1640) → significantEvent → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Bishops' Wars → partOf → Bishops' Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Bishops' Wars → hasPart → Bishops' Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Bishops' War
Bishops' Wars → hasPart → Bishops' Wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
Bishops' Wars → alsoKnownAs → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishops Wars
Short Parliament 1640 → historicalContext → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
subject surface form: Short Parliament
Short Parliament 1640 → relatedEvent → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
subject surface form: Short Parliament
this entity surface form: First Bishops' War
Short Parliament 1640 → relatedEvent → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
subject surface form: Short Parliament
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
Sir Thomas Fairfax → battle → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
Laudian religious reforms → contributedTo → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishops Wars
Scottish Covenanters → significantEvent → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishops’ Wars
Eleven Years' Tyranny → keyEvent → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishops' Wars between England and Scotland
George Monck → participatedIn → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Treaty of Berwick (1639) → conflictEnded → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Bishops' War
Treaty of Berwick (1639) → conflictRelatedTo → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Treaty of Berwick (1639) → followedBy → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
Second English Civil War → hasPart → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish invasion of England in 1648
Treaty of Ripon (1640) → follows → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
Treaty of Ripon (1640) → appliesToConflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
Treaty of Ripon (1640) → relatedTo → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven → participatedIn → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishops’ Wars
Wars of the Three Kingdoms → hasPart → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms → hasPart → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Civil War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms → alsoKnownAs → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Civil Wars
Charles I and the House of Commons → relatedEvent → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Civil War
National Covenant → resultedIn → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Battle of Carbisdale → partOf → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Civil War
David Leslie → participatedIn → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Civil War
David Leslie → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Civil War
Solemn League and Covenant → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Civil War
the Eleven Years → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
1st Duke of Albemarle → eventParticipatedIn → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
subject surface form: George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) → isTurningPointOf → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh
this entity surface form: Scottish phase of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Pacification of Berwick → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Bishops’ War
Pacification of Berwick → followedBy → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops’ War
Pacification of Berwick → associatedWith → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishops’ Wars
Scottish Covenanter army → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter army → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Bishops' War
Scottish Covenanter army → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
Scottish Covenanter government → involvedInConflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Treaty of London (1641) → conflictEnded → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishops’ Wars
Treaty of London (1641) → hasCause → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Bishops’ War
Treaty of London (1641) → hasCause → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops’ War
capture of Newcastle upon Tyne → partOf → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War
capture of Newcastle upon Tyne → conflict → Bishops' Wars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Bishops' War