Wars of the Three Kingdoms

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early modern conflict series of civil wars

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Wars of the Three Kingdoms canonical 94
Wars of the Three Kingdoms era 2
Eleven Years' War 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) ⓘ
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 (100)

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

European wars of religion → hasPart → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars → alsoKnownAs → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleven Years' War
Royalists → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Kingdoms conflicts
Royal Scots Navy → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Third English Civil War → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Worcester (1651) → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Stuart → associatedEvent → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters → significantEvent → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Marquess of Huntly → historicalInfluence → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Blackness Castle → usedDuringConflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Edgehill → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Treaty of Berwick (1639) → conflictRelatedTo → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Second English Civil War → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Treaty of Ripon (1640) → historicalPeriod → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms era
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven → participatedIn → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Irish Rebellion of 1641 → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond → participatedIn → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Siege of Drogheda → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Knocknanuss → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Benburb → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Owen Roe O'Neill → participatedIn → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin → militaryConflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin → historicalPeriod → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms era
Battle of Dungan's Hill → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Siege of Clonmel → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Siege of Limerick (1651) → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Clan Maclean → tookPartIn → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
House of Hamilton → associatedWith → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
National Covenant → period → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Interregnum → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Charles, Lord Goring → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Royalist Scottish army → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Fairfax family → involvedIn → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Inverkeithing → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Carbisdale → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
David Leslie → participatedIn → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
David Leslie → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Clan Campbell → involvedInEvent → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Solemn League and Covenant → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Gordon family → involvedIn → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Kilsyth (1645) → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) → partOf → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) → conflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh
Carbisdale → partOfConflict → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Leslie family → hasRoleInHistory → Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ