John Pym
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John Pym was a leading English parliamentarian and architect of opposition to King Charles I whose leadership in the Long Parliament helped set the stage for the English Civil War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English politician
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Member of Parliament → parliamentarian → person → |
| activeInPeriod |
early 17th century
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reign of Charles I of England → |
| advocatedFor |
limitation of royal authority
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parliamentary privilege → |
| associatedWithEvent | constitutional conflict between Crown and Parliament in the 1640s → |
| causeOfDeath | illness → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England → |
| familyName | Pym → |
| fieldOfWork |
legislative affairs
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politics → |
| givenName | John → |
| hasGender | male → |
| hasOccupation |
political leader
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statesman → |
| historicalSignificance | helped set the stage for the English Civil War → |
| ideology | Puritanism → |
| influenced | later advocates of parliamentary supremacy in Britain → |
| knownAs | architect of parliamentary opposition to Charles I → |
| languageSpoken | English → |
| movement | Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War → |
| name | John Pym → |
| notableFor |
leadership of the parliamentary cause
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leading opposition to King Charles I → role in the origins of the English Civil War → |
| notableWork |
impeachment proceedings against Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
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involvement in the Grand Remonstrance → leadership in the impeachment of royal ministers → |
| opposedTo |
Charles I of England
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surface form: "King Charles I of England"
royal prerogative of Charles I → |
| participatedIn |
Long Parliament 1640
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surface form: "Long Parliament"
Short Parliament 1640 →
surface form: "Short Parliament"
events leading to the English Civil War → |
| politicalAlignment | Parliamentarian → |
| positionHeld |
Leader in the Long Parliament
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Member of the House of Commons of England → |
| religion | Protestantism → |
| residence | England → |
| sphereOfInfluence |
English constitutional history
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development of parliamentary government in England → |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
City of Westminster →
surface form: "Westminster"
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Long Parliament"
subject surface form: "Short Parliament"