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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf English politician
Member of Parliament
parliamentarian
person
activeInPeriod early 17th century
reign of Charles I of England
advocatedFor limitation of royal authority
parliamentary privilege
associatedWithEvent constitutional conflict between Crown and Parliament in the 1640s
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
familyName Pym
fieldOfWork legislative affairs
politics
givenName John
hasGender male
hasOccupation political leader
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
leading opposition to King Charles I
role in the origins of the English Civil War
notableWork impeachment proceedings against Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
involvement in the Grand Remonstrance
leadership in the impeachment of royal ministers
opposedTo Charles I of England
surface form: "King Charles I of England"

royal prerogative of Charles I
participatedIn Long Parliament 1640
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
Member of the House of Commons of England
religion Protestantism
residence England
sphereOfInfluence English constitutional history
development of parliamentary government in England
workLocation London, England
surface form: "London"

City of Westminster
surface form: "Westminster"

Referenced by (3)

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

subject surface form: "Long Parliament"
John Pym name John Pym
subject surface form: "Short Parliament"