English Commonwealth

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The English Commonwealth was the republican government that ruled England (and later Scotland and Ireland) from 1649 to 1660 following the execution of Charles I and the abolition of the monarchy.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former state ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
republic ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Commonwealth of England ⓘ
English Republic ⓘ
capital London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
constitutionalDocument Humble Petition and Advice ⓘ
Instrument of Government ⓘ
country England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
currency pound sterling ⓘ
linked to: Pound sterling
dissolvedBy Restoration settlement of 1660 ⓘ
endTime 1660 ⓘ
establishedAfter execution of Charles I ⓘ
establishedBy Rump Parliament ⓘ
followed Kingdom of England under Charles I ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
followedBy Restoration of Charles II ⓘ
Restored English monarchy ⓘ
governmentType military-influenced regime ⓘ
republican government ⓘ
hasPart Commonwealth period (1649–1653) ⓘ
Protectorate (1653–1659) ⓘ
Second Commonwealth (1659–1660) ⓘ
headOfGovernment Council of State ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
headOfState Council of State ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Richard Cromwell ⓘ
ideology Puritanism ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
leader Henry Ireton ⓘ
John Lambert ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Richard Cromwell ⓘ
legalForm commonwealth ⓘ
legislativeBody Barebone's Parliament ⓘ
Protectorate Parliament ⓘ
Rump Parliament ⓘ
militaryConflict Cromwellian conquest of Ireland ⓘ
First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
Third English Civil War ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
precededBy Kingdom of England ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
replaced English monarchy ⓘ
startTime 1649 ⓘ
succeededBy Kingdom of England (Restored monarchy) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
territoryIncludes England ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (157)

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

English Civil War → followedBy → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Stuart period → hasPart → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Anglo-Dutch Wars → belligerent → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Oliver Cromwell → deathPlace → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Third English Civil War → opposingForce → English Commonwealth ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) → belligerent → English Commonwealth ⓘ
English Army → allegiance → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Henry Ireton → allegiance → English Commonwealth ⓘ
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell → follows → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Restoration (England) → follows → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Restoration
linked to: English Commonwealth
Pride's Purge → relatedTo → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
John Milton → employer → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
George Monck → allegiance → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Restoration of the monarchy → replaces → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Charles II of England → predecessor → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Treaty of Westminster (1654) → countrySignatory → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Robert Blake → allegiance → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Rump Parliament → legislativeBodyFor → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Rump Parliament → established → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Coronation of Charles II → follows → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Staatse leger → primaryOpponent → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Lord Protector → country → Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
First Protectorate Parliament → country → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
First Protectorate Parliament → legislativeBodyOf → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
First Protectorate Parliament → associatedWith → English Commonwealth ⓘ
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) → hasParticipant → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) → belligerent → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Barebone's Parliament → legislativeBodyOf → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Barebone's Parliament → historicalContext → English Commonwealth ⓘ
Declaration of Breda → relatedEvent → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Convention Parliament → precededByRegime → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Early Modern Ireland → governingPower → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Navigation Act 1651 → enactedUnder → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland → country → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Interregnum → hasPart → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Council of State of the Commonwealth of England → country → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Battle of Scheveningen → countryInvolved → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Battle of Scheveningen → belligerent → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Richard Cromwell → movement → English Commonwealth ⓘ
Henry Cromwell → allegiance → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
English Commonwealth → alsoKnownAs → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
English Commonwealth → alsoKnownAs → English Republic ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Elizabeth Bourchier → associatedWithPoliticalEntity → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Secretary for Foreign Tongues → country → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Secretary for Foreign Tongues → historicalPeriod → English Commonwealth ⓘ
Second Protectorate Parliament → legislativeBodyOf → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Protectorate Parliament → partOf → Commonwealth of England ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Protectorate Parliament → legislativeBodyFor → Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth
Protectorate of Richard Cromwell → partOf → Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
linked to: English Commonwealth