Queen Caroline Affair

Target entity: Queen Caroline Affair
Context triple: [Pains and Penalties Bill 1820, relatedTo, Queen Caroline Affair]

• A. Caroline affair
  The Caroline affair was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and the British Empire in 1837–1838, sparked by the British destruction of the American steamboat Caroline while it was aiding Canadian rebels.
• B. John Wilkes affair
  The John Wilkes affair was an 18th-century British political scandal centered on radical MP John Wilkes’s attacks on King George III and the government, which sparked major debates over liberty, parliamentary privilege, and freedom of the press.
• C. Westland affair
  The Westland affair was a major 1985–86 British political controversy over the future of the Westland helicopter company that exposed deep Cabinet divisions and seriously damaged Margaret Thatcher’s government.
• D. Morgan affair
  The Morgan affair was an 1826 incident involving the disappearance of William Morgan after he threatened to expose Masonic secrets, which sparked widespread anti-Masonic sentiment in the United States.
• E. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Queen Caroline Affair
Target entity description: The Queen Caroline Affair was a major British political and social scandal in 1820 surrounding King George IV’s attempt to divorce his estranged wife Caroline of Brunswick, which provoked widespread public sympathy for her and intense controversy over the monarchy.

• A. Caroline affair
  The Caroline affair was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and the British Empire in 1837–1838, sparked by the British destruction of the American steamboat Caroline while it was aiding Canadian rebels.
• B. John Wilkes affair
  The John Wilkes affair was an 18th-century British political scandal centered on radical MP John Wilkes’s attacks on King George III and the government, which sparked major debates over liberty, parliamentary privilege, and freedom of the press.
• C. Westland affair
  The Westland affair was a major 1985–86 British political controversy over the future of the Westland helicopter company that exposed deep Cabinet divisions and seriously damaged Margaret Thatcher’s government.
• D. Morgan affair
  The Morgan affair was an 1826 incident involving the disappearance of William Morgan after he threatened to expose Masonic secrets, which sparked widespread anti-Masonic sentiment in the United States.
• E. Calas affair
  The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
• F. None of above. chosen