Independent party

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historical political faction political grouping

The Independent party refers to a loose political grouping in 17th-century England associated with the English Independents, who advocated congregational church governance and played a significant role during the English Civil War and Interregnum.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Independent party canonical	1
Independents	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical political faction ⓘ political grouping ⓘ
activeInPeriod	17th century ⓘ
advocated	congregational church governance ⓘ
aimedFor	autonomy of local congregations ⓘ limiting power of centralized ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
alliedWith	New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	English Independents NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Vane the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ John Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
baseOfSupport	officers of the New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ radical elements within Parliament ⓘ
broaderMovement	English Independents NERFINISHED ⓘ Puritan movement in England NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
declineAfter	Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Independent faction in Parliament ⓘ Independents (political faction) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	combination of religious and political aims ⓘ loose and informal organization ⓘ
historicalContext	English Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideology	congregationalism ⓘ religious Independency ⓘ
influenced	church settlement debates in England ⓘ religious policy during the Interregnum ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableEvent	conflict with Presbyterian faction in the Long Parliament ⓘ influence on the Army Council and Putney Debates ⓘ
opposed	Presbyterian church governance ⓘ episcopal church governance ⓘ establishment of a compulsory national Presbyterian church ⓘ
partOf	Parliamentarian factional politics ⓘ
playedRoleIn	English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Interregnum ⓘ
politicalPosition	aligned with Parliamentary cause ⓘ
region	England ⓘ
religiousOrientation	Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ
supported	religious toleration for Protestant sects ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

English Independents → alternativeName → Independent party ⓘ

English Republicans → relatedTo → Independent party ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independents