Castlehaven scandal

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Castlehaven case
gptkbp:charge rape
sodomy
gptkbp:heldBy 1631
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Castlehaven scandal
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Anne_Stanley,_Countess_of_Castlehaven
Giles Broadway
Henry Skipwith
Mervyn Touchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
gptkbp:notableFor impact on inheritance law
peer tried by House of Lords
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:England
17th century
gptkbp:resultedIn execution of Mervyn Touchet
legal precedent in English law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5