Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of interconnected civil conflicts across England, Scotland, and Ireland in the mid-17th century, driven by struggles over monarchy, religion, and governance.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wars of the Three Kingdoms era | 2 |
| Eleven Years' War | 1 |
| Three Kingdoms conflicts | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern conflict
ⓘ
series of civil wars ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bishops' Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
British Civil Wars
|
| cause |
conflict over royal authority and parliamentary power
ⓘ
disputes over church governance ⓘ fiscal and taxation disputes between crown and subjects ⓘ religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1653 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Restoration of Charles II ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bishops' Wars
ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
English Civil War ⓘ English Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ Bishops' Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Civil War
Second English Civil War ⓘ Third English Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands
England ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
English Republicans
ⓘ
Irish Confederates ⓘ Parliamentarians ⓘ Royalists ⓘ Scottish Covenanters ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
ⓘ
Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Irish Catholic Confederation
ⓘ
supporters of King Charles I ⓘ supporters of the English Parliament ⓘ supporters of the Scottish Covenants ⓘ |
| partOf |
British history
ⓘ
Irish history ⓘ Scottish history ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
Presbyterianism vs Episcopalianism
ⓘ
Protestant vs Catholic conflict ⓘ |
| result |
creation of the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell
ⓘ
devastation of large areas of Ireland ⓘ long-term constitutional changes in the British Isles ⓘ strengthening of the English Parliament ⓘ temporary abolition of the English monarchy ⓘ temporary abolition of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Dunbar (1650)
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Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ Battle of Naseby ⓘ Battle of Worcester (1651) ⓘ Siege of Drogheda ⓘ establishment of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ trial and execution of Charles I ⓘ |
| startTime | 1639 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 17th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eleven Years' War
this entity surface form:
Wars of the Three Kingdoms era
this entity surface form:
Wars of the Three Kingdoms era
this entity surface form:
Three Kingdoms conflicts