Royalists

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The Royalists were supporters of King Charles I and the monarchy during the English Civil War, opposing the parliamentary forces.

All labels observed (13)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political faction
supporters of monarchy
activeInConflict English Civil War
alternativeName Cavaliers
linked to: Cleveland Cavaliers
associatedWith Cavalier culture
Cavalier poetry
capitalStronghold Oxford
country Kingdom of England
defeat Battle of Naseby (1645)
linked to: Battle of Naseby
endTime 1651
engagedInBattle Battle of Edgehill
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Naseby
Siege of Oxford
finalDefeat Battle of Worcester (1651)
goal maintenance of episcopal Church of England
preservation of the king's prerogative
historicalPeriod Stuart period
ideology absolutist monarchy (in varying degrees)
royalism
language English
notableCommander James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Ralph Hopton
William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
notableLeader Charles I of England
Prince Maurice of the Rhine
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Queen Henrietta Maria
opposed Parliamentarians
opposedBy Long Parliament
New Model Army
partOf Three Kingdoms conflicts
region England
Wales
parts of Scotland and Ireland
religiousAlignment Anglicanism (broadly)
resultOfDefeat establishment of the English Commonwealth
socialBase gentry
many Anglican clergy
nobility
some rural populations
startTime 1642
successor Jacobites (as later royalist movement in Britain)
linked to: Jacobite risings
supported Charles I of England
monarchy
usedSymbol St George's Cross with royal emblems
royal coat of arms of England

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New Model Army opposedTo Royalists
Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire controlledBy Royalists
Twenty Years After hasCharacterGroup English Royalists
linked to: Royalists
Sir George Carteret allegiance Royalists
Battle of Naseby belligerent Royalists
Battle of Langport belligerent Royalists
Sir Thomas Fairfax opposedBy Royalists
George Monck militaryBranch Royalist forces
linked to: Royalists
George Monck sideInConflict Royalists in the First English Civil War
linked to: Royalists
Battle of Edgehill belligerent Royalists
Battle of Edgehill opponent Royalists
Battle of Edgehill hasParticipant English Army (Royalist)
linked to: Royalists
Battle of Marston Moor hasParticipant English Royalists
linked to: Royalists
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon allegiance Royalists
subject linked to: Lord Clarendon
Sir Thomas Clifford allegiance Royalists
Prince Rupert of the Rhine allegiance Cavalier faction
linked to: Royalists
Rump Parliament opposedBy Royalists
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase hasParticipant English Royalists
linked to: Royalists
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase hasAlly English Royalists
linked to: Royalists
Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) politicalAlignmentHistorical Royalist (Wars of the Three Kingdoms)
linked to: Royalists
Goodrich Castle garrisonSide Royalists
Siege of Oxford belligerent Royalists
Charles, Lord Goring allegiance Royalists
Siege of Colchester belligerent Royalists
Battle of Selby belligerent Royalists
Pontefract Castle controlledBy Royalist forces
linked to: Royalists
George Monck servedIn Royalist forces
subject linked to: Monck
linked to: Royalists
Battle of Philiphaugh belligerent Royalists
subject linked to: Battle of Philiphaugh (1645)
Cavalier Parliament dominantFaction Anglican Cavaliers
linked to: Royalists