Parliamentarian (English Civil War)

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The Parliamentarians in the English Civil War were the faction that opposed King Charles I and the Royalists, seeking to limit monarchical power and expand the authority of Parliament.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf belligerent in civil war ⓘ
political faction ⓘ
side in the English Civil War ⓘ
aim limit the power of the monarchy ⓘ
strengthen the authority of Parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Roundheads ⓘ
linked to: New Model Army
broaderConflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
conflict English Civil War ⓘ
controlledInstitution Long Parliament ⓘ
Rump Parliament ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime 1651 ⓘ
governmentFormSupported constitutional monarchy (initially) ⓘ
ideology Protestantism ⓘ
parliamentary supremacy ⓘ
laterGovernmentFormAssociatedWith republic ⓘ
leader Denzil Holles ⓘ
Henry Vane the Younger ⓘ
John Pym ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
legalInstrumentSupported Grand Remonstrance ⓘ
Militia Ordinance ⓘ
militaryBranch Eastern Association Army ⓘ
New Model Army ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Edgehill ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
Battle of Naseby ⓘ
Battle of Newbury ⓘ
notableEvent Pride's Purge ⓘ
execution of Charles I ⓘ
trial of Charles I ⓘ
linked to: Trial of Charles I
opposedTo King Charles I of England ⓘ
Royalists (English Civil War) ⓘ
linked to: Royalists
region England ⓘ
religiousAlignment Independent (Congregationalist) ⓘ
linked to: Congregationalism

Presbyterian ⓘ
Puritan ⓘ
linked to: Puritanism
result defeat of the Royalists ⓘ
establishment of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ
temporary abolition of the House of Lords ⓘ
temporary abolition of the monarchy ⓘ
socialBase artisans and tradesmen ⓘ
many members of the gentry ⓘ
sections of the navy ⓘ
urban merchants ⓘ
startTime 1642 ⓘ
symbol short-cropped hair (roundhead style) ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich → allegiance → Parliamentarian (English Civil War) ⓘ
Sir William Batten → allegiance → Parliamentarian (English Civil War) ⓘ
Mildmay family → politicalAlignment → Parliamentarian (English Civil War) ⓘ
Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles → politicalAlignment → Parliamentarian (early English Civil War) ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Baron Holles
linked to: Parliamentarian (English Civil War)
Presbyterian party → alliedWith → Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Parliamentarian (English Civil War)
Hampden family → politicalAlignment → Parliamentarian (17th century) ⓘ
linked to: Parliamentarian (English Civil War)