Royalist court party
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The Royalist court party was a faction within the royalist camp during the English Civil War, centered around the king’s court and known for its intrigue, internal rivalries, and influence over royal policy and military command.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royalist faction
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court party ⓘ political faction ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Oxford court of Charles I
NERFINISHED
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itinerant royal court during the English Civil War ⓘ |
| conflict | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | execution of Charles I ⓘ |
| factionOf | court of Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
competition for royal favour
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court intrigue ⓘ division between military and civilian courtiers ⓘ influence over military command appointments ⓘ influence over royal policy ⓘ internal rivalries ⓘ personal patronage networks ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Edward Hyde (later Earl of Clarendon)
NERFINISHED
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Endymion Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Henrietta Maria of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Culpeper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignment |
support for personal rule of the king
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support for royal prerogative ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalGoal |
defeat or accommodation of Parliament on favourable terms to the crown
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preservation of monarchical authority ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Anglicanism
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English Catholic sympathies among some members ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Prince Rupert’s military circle
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field army commanders of the Royalists ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising Charles I on strategy
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controlling access to the king ⓘ distributing offices and honours ⓘ influencing appointments of Royalist generals ⓘ shaping peace negotiation policy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Stuart England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Royalist diplomatic contacts with foreign powers
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Royalist peace negotiations with Parliament ⓘ appointments in the Oxford Parliament ⓘ |
| influencedBy | absolutist court politics ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 1642–1649 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Parliamentarian party
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Presbyterian Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ country party Royalists ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cavalier side
NERFINISHED
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Royalist cause ⓘ |
| successor | court faction around Charles II in exile ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Goring, Lord Goring