Parliamentarian side

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The Parliamentarian side was the faction in the English Civil War that opposed King Charles I and supported the authority of Parliament, often associated with Puritan religious sympathies and republican-leaning politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf belligerent in a civil war
historical movement
political faction
aimedFor limitation of royal authority
supremacy of Parliament
alsoKnownAs Roundheads NERFINISHED
conflict English Civil War NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
endTime 1651
governmentFormInfluenced Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
ideology anti-absolutism
parliamentary sovereignty
rule of law
keyEvent Battle of Edgehill NERFINISHED
Battle of Marston Moor NERFINISHED
Battle of Naseby NERFINISHED
Pride's Purge NERFINISHED
Siege of Oxford NERFINISHED
Trial of Charles I NERFINISHED
language English
militaryForce Eastern Association army NERFINISHED
New Model Army NERFINISHED
Parliamentary navy
notableLeader Arthur Haselrig NERFINISHED
Denzil Holles NERFINISHED
Henry Ireton NERFINISHED
Henry Vane the Younger NERFINISHED
John Pym NERFINISHED
Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex NERFINISHED
Sir Thomas Fairfax NERFINISHED
opposed King Charles I of England NERFINISHED
Royalist side
opposedIdeology royal absolutism
partOf Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
politicalOrientation constitutionalism
republicanism
religiousOrientation Protestantism
Puritanism
resultedIn establishment of the Commonwealth of England
execution of Charles I
temporary abolition of the House of Lords
temporary abolition of the monarchy
socialBase many Puritan clergy
merchants and urban middle classes
sections of the gentry
startTime 1642
supported Parliament of England NERFINISHED

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Solemn League and Covenant politicalAlignment Parliamentarian side