The Wars of the Three Kingdoms is the collective term for a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities in a personal union under Charles I. The conflicts encompassed the Bishops' Wars, the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, Cromwell's conquest of Ireland, and the Anglo-Scottish War of 1650-1652; they culminated in the execution of Charles I, the abolition of the monarchy, and the establishment of the Commonwealth of England as a unified state controlling the British Isles until the Stuart Restoration in 1660.
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YearThe wars ran from 1639 to 1653; event-year records the start. LocationBritish Isles (Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland) 1 Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Wars of the Three KingdomsLead section (edge: participant Charles I of England)
Additional Source Wikipedia: Wars of the Three KingdomsLead section (edge: participant Oliver Cromwell)
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is the collective term for a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in England, Scotland, and Ireland
Infobox (date)
1639-1653
Infobox, Location
British Isles (Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Event Type
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms is the collective term for a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities in a personal union under Charles I.
Participant: Oliver Cromwell, Lead section (edge: participant Oliver Cromwell)
Under Oliver Cromwell, the Commonwealth conquered Ireland and most Irish Catholic lands were seized.
Participant: Charles I of England, Lead section (edge: participant Charles I of England)
They resulted in the execution of Charles I, the abolition of monarchy, and founding of the Commonwealth of England.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms is the collective term for a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in England, Scotland, and Ireland, then s
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