# Canonical recap data for English Revolution & Execution of Charles I (1649)
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slug: english-revolution
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1649/english-revolution"
title: English Revolution & Execution of Charles I
subtitle: The regicide that shock monarchical Europe and established Parliament's supremacy over the crown, reshaping British governance.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1649-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1649
decade: 1640
country:
name: England
slug: england
summaryShort: Between 1639 and 1651 English overseas possessions were involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars and wars that were fought in and between England, Scotland and in Ireland.
summaryLong: Between 1639 and 1651 English overseas possessions were involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars and wars that were fought in and between England, Scotland and in Ireland.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/The_execution_of_King_Charles_I_from_NPG.jpg/1280px-The_execution_of_King_Charles_I_from_NPG.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Execution of Charles I of England"
importance: 87
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_overseas_possessions_in_the_Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms"
  title: English Revolution in the colonies
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- revolution
metaDescription: Between 1639 and 1651 English overseas possessions were involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars and wars that were fought in and betw
wikidataQid: Q5378359
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260306104145/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_overseas_possessions_in_the_Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms"
  capturedAt: 2026-03-06
  label: English Revolution in the colonies
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_overseas_possessions_in_the_Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- revolution
- regime_change
- assassination
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- governance
- collapse
impactRadius: national
velocity: cascading
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: transition
