Thomas Pride

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English soldier Parliamentarian army officer Roundhead person

Thomas Pride was a Parliamentarian army officer in the English Civil War best known for leading "Pride’s Purge," the forcible removal of MPs from the Long Parliament in 1648 that cleared the way for the trial and execution of King Charles I.

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English soldier → Parliamentarian army officer → Roundhead → person →
allegiance	New Model Army → Parliament of England →
associatedWith	Independents →
burialPlace	Christ Church, Newgate Street →
causeOfNotability	clearing the way for the trial and execution of King Charles I →
commanded	regiment of foot →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
dateOfBirth	circa 1608 →
dateOfDeath	1658-10-23 →
era	17th century →
hasNameInEvent	Pride's Purge →
historicalRegion	Stuart England →
led	Pride's Purge →
memberOf	Long Parliament's military leadership →
militaryRank	colonel →
monarchAtDeath	Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector →
notableFor	Pride's Purge →
occupation	army officer → soldier →
opposed	King Charles I →
participatedIn	English Civil War →
placeOfBirth	England →
placeOfDeath	London →
politicalAlignment	Parliamentarian →
preCivilWarOccupation	drayman →
religion	Protestantism →
roleInPride'sPurge	forcibly excluded MPs from the Long Parliament →
servedIn	New Model Army →
socialBackground	of humble origins →
supported	trial of Charles I →
tookPlaceInHisLifetime	Pride's Purge →
yearOfEventLed	1648 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pride's Purge →	commander
Pride's Purge →	leader
Long Parliament →	purgedBy