Trial of Queen Caroline
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The Trial of Queen Caroline was a highly publicized 1820 British parliamentary proceeding attempting to dissolve King George IV’s marriage on grounds of alleged adultery, which became a major political and constitutional crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Caroline affair | 1 |
| Trial of Queen Caroline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Trial of Queen Caroline Context triple: [Lord Liverpool ministry, significantEvent, Trial of Queen Caroline]
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Target entity: Trial of Queen Caroline Target entity description: The Trial of Queen Caroline was a highly publicized 1820 British parliamentary proceeding attempting to dissolve King George IV’s marriage on grounds of alleged adultery, which became a major political and constitutional crisis.
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A.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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B.
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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C.
The British Debt Case
The British Debt Case is a landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court decision that addressed the payment of pre-Revolutionary War debts owed to British creditors and helped establish the supremacy of federal treaties over conflicting state laws.
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D.
Casket Letters controversy
The Casket Letters controversy was a 16th-century political and legal scandal centered on allegedly incriminating letters used to implicate Mary, Queen of Scots in her husband’s murder and justify her forced abdication and imprisonment.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional crisis
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parliamentary proceeding ⓘ political trial ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| cause |
allegations of adultery against Queen Caroline
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attempt by George IV to dissolve his marriage ⓘ |
| chronology | reign of George IV ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Henry Brougham
ⓘ
Thomas Denman ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Hansard
ⓘ
surface form:
British parliamentary records
contemporary newspapers ⓘ pamphlet literature of the 1820s ⓘ |
| endDate | 1820-11-10 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
boost to the Whig opposition
ⓘ
constitutional controversy over royal and parliamentary powers ⓘ damage to the popularity of King George IV ⓘ major political crisis in Britain ⓘ strengthening of public opinion as a political force ⓘ |
| hasPart | second reading division in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Henry Brougham ⓘ House of Lords ⓘ George IV of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
King George IV
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Liverpool
Queen Caroline of Brunswick ⓘ Thomas Denman ⓘ Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Tory Party
Whig Party ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
highly publicized
ⓘ
politically divisive ⓘ sensational ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of British public opinion
ⓘ
later debates on press freedom in Britain ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 ⓘ |
| location |
House of Lords
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Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Caroline of Brunswick
ⓘ
marriage of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive newspaper reporting ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Whig Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Whig politicians
|
| outcome |
Pains and Penalties Bill abandoned
ⓘ
marriage of George IV and Caroline not legally dissolved ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1820 ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy |
Attorney General for England and Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney General of England and Wales
Lord Liverpool ministry ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
mass public demonstrations in support of Queen Caroline
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processions and illuminations in London ⓘ riots and disturbances in British cities ⓘ withdrawal of the Pains and Penalties Bill ⓘ |
| startDate | 1820-08-17 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Conservative government of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Tory government
|
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Subject: Trial of Queen Caroline Description of subject: The Trial of Queen Caroline was a highly publicized 1820 British parliamentary proceeding attempting to dissolve King George IV’s marriage on grounds of alleged adultery, which became a major political and constitutional crisis.
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