Grand Remonstrance
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The Grand Remonstrance was a 1641 petition by the English Parliament listing grievances against King Charles I and his government, helping to precipitate the English Civil War.
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| Resistance to ship money | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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parliamentary document ⓘ petition ⓘ |
| chronology | preceded the outbreak of armed conflict in 1642 ⓘ |
| conflict | English Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1641 ⓘ |
| documentType | remonstrance ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
House of Commons of England
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surface form:
English House of Commons
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| genre | political manifesto ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to outbreak of the English Civil War
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heightened tensions between King Charles I and Parliament ⓘ polarization within the English Parliament ⓘ |
| hasPart |
demands for reform
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list of grievances ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart
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surface form:
Stuart England
reign of Charles I ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-statutory petition ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| mainSubject |
abuses of royal prerogative
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governance and constitutional issues in England ⓘ grievances against King Charles I ⓘ religious policy under Charles I ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of King Charles I ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Parliamentarian ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle over control of the military and church in England ⓘ |
| presentedOn | 22 November 1641 ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
Charles I of England
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surface form:
King Charles I of England
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| purpose |
to justify parliamentary opposition to royal policies
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to rally public and parliamentary support against perceived royal abuses ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Irish Rebellion of 1641
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Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ
surface form:
Long Parliament
Personal Rule (1629–1640) ⓘ
surface form:
Personal Rule of Charles I
Petition of Right 1628 ⓘ
surface form:
Petition of Right
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| significance |
important milestone in the development of parliamentary sovereignty in England
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key step in the constitutional conflict between Crown and Parliament ⓘ |
| voteOutcome | passed by narrow majority in House of Commons ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Long Parliament
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Resistance to ship money