Royalist risings of 1648

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The Royalist risings of 1648 were a series of coordinated pro-monarchy rebellions across England and Wales during the Second English Civil War, aiming to restore King Charles I’s authority against the Parliamentarian regime.

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Royalist uprisings of 1648 2
Royalist risings of 1648 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royalist uprising ⓘ
event in the Second English Civil War ⓘ
series of rebellions ⓘ
hasCause Presbyterian opposition to Independent-controlled Parliament ⓘ
desire to restore King Charles I ⓘ
discontent with New Model Army dominance ⓘ
opposition to Parliamentarian rule ⓘ
reaction to harsh parliamentary policies and sequestrations ⓘ
hasContext Scottish Engagement with Charles I ⓘ
breakdown of trust between Charles I and Parliament ⓘ
divisions between Presbyterians and Independents in Parliament ⓘ
naval revolts in favour of Charles I ⓘ
post-First English Civil War settlement negotiations ⓘ
wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
hasEffect consolidation of military power under Oliver Cromwell and the army leadership ⓘ
contribution to the decision to put Charles I on trial ⓘ
justification for Pride's Purge ⓘ
political crisis in Parliament ⓘ
renewal of large-scale fighting in the British Isles ⓘ
strengthening of radical elements in the New Model Army ⓘ
weakening of moderate and Presbyterian influence in Parliament ⓘ
hasEndTime 1648 ⓘ
hasGoal overthrow of Parliamentarian dominance ⓘ
restoration of King Charles I's authority ⓘ
restoration of monarchy with stronger royal prerogative ⓘ
reversal of post-1646 political settlement ⓘ
hasLocation Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ
Cardiganshire ⓘ
Carmarthenshire ⓘ
Cheshire ⓘ
Colchester ⓘ
Cornwall ⓘ
Devon ⓘ
Dumfries ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ
England ⓘ
Essex ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ
Hamilton ⓘ
Herefordshire ⓘ
Isle of Anglesey ⓘ
linked to: Anglesey

Isle of Man ⓘ
Kent ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ
London (plots and attempted risings) ⓘ
Newcastle ⓘ
North Wales ⓘ
Northamptonshire ⓘ
Norwich ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ
Pembrokeshire ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ
South Wales ⓘ
Stirling ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
Sussex ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
Wales (South Wales and North Wales) ⓘ
linked to: Wales

Worcestershire ⓘ
Yarmouth ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
hasOpposed Parliamentarian regime in London ⓘ
authority of the Long Parliament ⓘ
control of the New Model Army over national policy ⓘ
hasOpposingForce New Model Army commanders ⓘ
linked to: New Model Army

Parliamentarian regime ⓘ
local Parliamentarian militias ⓘ
hasOutcome capture of key Royalist strongholds ⓘ
defeat of Royalist forces ⓘ
execution of Royalist leaders at Colchester ⓘ
further isolation of King Charles I ⓘ
paving the way for the establishment of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ
paving the way for the trial and execution of Charles I ⓘ
siege and fall of Colchester ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Colchester

suppression of uprisings across England and Wales ⓘ
hasParticipant New Model Army ⓘ
Parliamentarians ⓘ
Presbyterian Royalists ⓘ
Royalist officers from the First English Civil War ⓘ
Royalist sympathisers in towns and ports ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
Scottish Engagers ⓘ
local gentry ⓘ
supporters of King Charles I ⓘ
hasResult emergence of the Rump Parliament ⓘ
end of hopes for a negotiated settlement with Charles I ⓘ
increased radicalisation of English politics ⓘ
military intervention in parliamentary politics ⓘ
hasStartTime 1648 ⓘ
hasTemporalContext English Civil Wars period ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War

mid-17th century ⓘ
partOf Second English Civil War ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Siege of Colchester → partOf → Royalist risings of 1648 ⓘ
Battle of St Fagans → partOf → Royalist uprisings of 1648 ⓘ
linked to: Royalist risings of 1648
Storming of Maidstone → partOf → Royalist uprisings of 1648 ⓘ
linked to: Royalist risings of 1648