Parliamentarian side

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The Parliamentarian side was the faction in the English Civil War that opposed King Charles I and supported the authority of Parliament, often associated with Puritan religious sympathies and republican-leaning politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf belligerent in a civil war
historical movement
political faction
aimedFor limitation of royal authority
supremacy of Parliament
alsoKnownAs Roundheads
linked to: New Model Army
conflict English Civil War
country Kingdom of England
endTime 1651
governmentFormInfluenced Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell
ideology anti-absolutism
parliamentary sovereignty
rule of law
keyEvent Battle of Edgehill
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Naseby
Pride's Purge
Siege of Oxford
Trial of Charles I
language English
militaryForce Eastern Association army
New Model Army
Parliamentary navy
notableLeader Arthur Haselrig
Denzil Holles
Henry Ireton
Henry Vane the Younger
John Pym
Oliver Cromwell
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Sir Thomas Fairfax
opposed King Charles I of England
Royalist side
opposedIdeology royal absolutism
partOf Wars of the Three Kingdoms
politicalOrientation constitutionalism
republicanism
religiousOrientation Protestantism
Puritanism
resultedIn establishment of the Commonwealth of England
execution of Charles I
temporary abolition of the House of Lords
temporary abolition of the monarchy
socialBase many Puritan clergy
merchants and urban middle classes
sections of the gentry
startTime 1642
supported Parliament of England

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Solemn League and Covenant politicalAlignment Parliamentarian side