Popish Plot
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The Popish Plot was a fabricated 1678 conspiracy alleging a Catholic plan to assassinate King Charles II, which sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria and political turmoil in Restoration England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popish Plot canonical | 7 |
| Popish Plot scare | 1 |
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Target entity: Popish Plot Context triple: [Restoration (England), keyEvent, Popish Plot]
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The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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Affair of the Poisons
The Affair of the Poisons was a major 17th-century French scandal involving accusations of witchcraft, poisonings, and black masses that implicated members of Louis XIV’s court.
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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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Affair of the Placards
The Affair of the Placards was a 1534 anti-Catholic propaganda incident in France, in which radical Protestant posters denouncing the Mass were publicly displayed, sharply escalating religious tensions that helped set the stage for the later French Wars of Religion.
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E.
Iconoclastic Fury of 1566
The Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 was a wave of Calvinist-inspired attacks on Catholic churches and religious images across the Low Countries that helped ignite the Dutch Revolt against Spanish Habsburg rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Popish Plot Target entity description: The Popish Plot was a fabricated 1678 conspiracy alleging a Catholic plan to assassinate King Charles II, which sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria and political turmoil in Restoration England.
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A.
The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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B.
Affair of the Poisons
The Affair of the Poisons was a major 17th-century French scandal involving accusations of witchcraft, poisonings, and black masses that implicated members of Louis XIV’s court.
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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.
Affair of the Placards
The Affair of the Placards was a 1534 anti-Catholic propaganda incident in France, in which radical Protestant posters denouncing the Mass were publicly displayed, sharply escalating religious tensions that helped set the stage for the later French Wars of Religion.
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E.
Iconoclastic Fury of 1566
The Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 was a wave of Calvinist-inspired attacks on Catholic churches and religious images across the Low Countries that helped ignite the Dutch Revolt against Spanish Habsburg rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Catholic scare
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fabricated conspiracy ⓘ political crisis ⓘ |
| allegedPerpetrators |
English Catholics
ⓘ
Society of Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
Jesuits
|
| allegedTarget |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles II of England
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| coFabricator | Israel Tonge ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Titus Oates ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Oates’s depositions to the Privy Council ⓘ |
| endTime | 1681 ⓘ |
| hasCause | false allegations of Catholic conspiracy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Exclusion Crisis
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Oates convicted of perjury ⓘ Oates sentenced to imprisonment and pillory ⓘ anti-Catholic hysteria in England ⓘ damage to credibility of informers after exposure ⓘ deterioration of relations between Charles II and Parliament ⓘ eventual discrediting of Titus Oates ⓘ execution of William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford ⓘ execution of several Catholic priests ⓘ imprisonment and trial of numerous Catholics ⓘ increased persecution of English Catholics ⓘ long-term entrenchment of anti-Catholic sentiment in England ⓘ political turmoil in Restoration England ⓘ public fear of Jesuit influence ⓘ rise of anti-Catholic legislation proposals ⓘ strengthening of the Whig opposition ⓘ wave of executions of alleged Catholic conspirators ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | now regarded as entirely fictitious ⓘ |
| judicialOutcome | numerous wrongful convictions for treason ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration England
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
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| mainAccusation | Catholic plan to assassinate King Charles II ⓘ |
| parliamentaryResponse |
appointment of committees of investigation
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impeachments of Catholic peers ⓘ |
| partOf | history of anti-Catholicism in Britain ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Restoration monarchy of Charles II
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succession fears regarding the Catholic Duke of York ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic–Protestant conflict in England ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
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Edward Coleman ⓘ Israel Tonge ⓘ Duke of York ⓘ
surface form:
James, Duke of York
Charles II of England ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles II of England
Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey ⓘ Titus Oates ⓘ William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford ⓘ |
| startTime | 1678 ⓘ |
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Subject: Popish Plot Description of subject: The Popish Plot was a fabricated 1678 conspiracy alleging a Catholic plan to assassinate King Charles II, which sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria and political turmoil in Restoration England.
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