Pride's Purge
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Pride's Purge was the 1648 military intervention in the English Parliament, led by Colonel Thomas Pride, that forcibly removed MPs opposed to trying King Charles I and paved the way for his execution and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pride's Purge canonical | 12 |
| Pride's Purge (indirect influence) | 1 |
| Pride’s Purge | 1 |
| Pride’s Purge 1648 | 1 |
| Pride’s Purge of the Long Parliament | 1 |
| Rule of the Rump Parliament | 1 |
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Target entity: Pride's Purge Context triple: [English Civil War, significantEvent, Pride's Purge]
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Short Parliament 1640
The Short Parliament of 1640 was a brief and contentious session of the English Parliament, lasting only three weeks, that highlighted escalating conflicts between Charles I and his opponents over taxation and royal authority on the eve of the English Civil War.
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B.
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.
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Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Fronde
The Fronde was a series of mid-17th-century French civil wars and aristocratic revolts that challenged royal authority and helped shape the absolutist rule of Louis XIV.
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Long Parliament 1640
The Long Parliament of 1640 was the English Parliament that sat, with interruptions, from 1640 until 1660 and played a central role in challenging Charles I’s authority and precipitating the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pride's Purge Target entity description: Pride's Purge was the 1648 military intervention in the English Parliament, led by Colonel Thomas Pride, that forcibly removed MPs opposed to trying King Charles I and paved the way for his execution and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
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A.
Short Parliament 1640
The Short Parliament of 1640 was a brief and contentious session of the English Parliament, lasting only three weeks, that highlighted escalating conflicts between Charles I and his opponents over taxation and royal authority on the eve of the English Civil War.
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B.
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.
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C.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Fronde
The Fronde was a series of mid-17th-century French civil wars and aristocratic revolts that challenged royal authority and helped shape the absolutist rule of Louis XIV.
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E.
Long Parliament 1640
The Long Parliament of 1640 was the English Parliament that sat, with interruptions, from 1640 until 1660 and played a central role in challenging Charles I’s authority and precipitating the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the English Civil War
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military intervention ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| affected | Presbyterian MPs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pride's Purge
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surface form:
Pride’s Purge of the Long Parliament
|
| benefited |
Members of Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Independents in Parliament
|
| chronologyPosition | late phase of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| commander | Thomas Pride ⓘ |
| conflict | Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 6 December 1648 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
establishment of the Commonwealth of England
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execution of Charles I ⓘ trial of Charles I ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Second English Civil War
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conflict between Parliament and King Charles I ⓘ |
| hasConsequences |
consolidation of republican forces in England
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weakening of royalist influence in Parliament ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| leader | Thomas Pride ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extra-parliamentary intervention ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| method | use of soldiers to bar and arrest MPs ⓘ |
| objective |
remove MPs opposed to the trial of King Charles I
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secure control of Parliament for the army faction ⓘ |
| participant |
House of Commons of England
ⓘ
Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ
surface form:
Long Parliament
New Model Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Civil War
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English Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
English Revolution
|
| relatedTo |
English Commonwealth
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surface form:
Commonwealth of England
New Model Army ⓘ Rump Parliament ⓘ execution of Charles I ⓘ execution of Charles I ⓘ
surface form:
trial of Charles I
|
| result |
creation of the Rump Parliament
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exclusion of many Members of Parliament ⓘ facilitation of the trial of King Charles I ⓘ paving the way for the establishment of the Commonwealth of England ⓘ paving the way for the execution of King Charles I ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the dominance of the army in English politics
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radically altered the composition of the English Parliament ⓘ |
| year | 1648 ⓘ |
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Subject: Pride's Purge Description of subject: Pride's Purge was the 1648 military intervention in the English Parliament, led by Colonel Thomas Pride, that forcibly removed MPs opposed to trying King Charles I and paved the way for his execution and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
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