Persecution of Quakers in England
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The Persecution of Quakers in England refers to the widespread legal and social repression faced by the Religious Society of Friends in the 17th century, including imprisonment, fines, and violence for their dissenting religious beliefs and practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persecution of Quakers in England canonical | 1 |
| Quakers in England | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3114133 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Persecution of Quakers in England Context triple: [George Fox, participantIn, Persecution of Quakers in England]
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Marian persecutions
The Marian persecutions were a series of executions of English Protestants under the Catholic reign of Queen Mary I in the 1550s, intended to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
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B.
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience is a 1644 treatise by Roger Williams that powerfully argues for religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and the separation of church and state.
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Nonconformism in England
Nonconformism in England was a religious movement comprising Protestant groups that rejected full conformity to the doctrines and practices of the established Church of England, advocating independent worship and church governance.
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trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
The trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) was a landmark English legal and political case in which seven Anglican bishops were prosecuted for seditious libel after petitioning against King James II’s Declaration of Indulgence, becoming a key event leading to the Glorious Revolution.
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E.
Clapham Sect
The Clapham Sect was an influential group of late 18th- and early 19th-century evangelical Anglican social reformers known for campaigning against the slave trade and promoting moral and philanthropic causes in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Persecution of Quakers in England Target entity description: The Persecution of Quakers in England refers to the widespread legal and social repression faced by the Religious Society of Friends in the 17th century, including imprisonment, fines, and violence for their dissenting religious beliefs and practices.
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A.
Marian persecutions
The Marian persecutions were a series of executions of English Protestants under the Catholic reign of Queen Mary I in the 1550s, intended to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
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B.
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience
The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience is a 1644 treatise by Roger Williams that powerfully argues for religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and the separation of church and state.
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C.
Nonconformism in England
Nonconformism in England was a religious movement comprising Protestant groups that rejected full conformity to the doctrines and practices of the established Church of England, advocating independent worship and church governance.
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D.
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
The trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) was a landmark English legal and political case in which seven Anglican bishops were prosecuted for seditious libel after petitioning against King James II’s Declaration of Indulgence, becoming a key event leading to the Glorious Revolution.
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E.
Clapham Sect
The Clapham Sect was an influential group of late 18th- and early 19th-century evangelical Anglican social reformers known for campaigning against the slave trade and promoting moral and philanthropic causes in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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religious persecution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Quakers
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| endTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Quaker belief in inner light
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Quaker rejection of church hierarchy ⓘ refusal to attend Anglican services ⓘ refusal to pay tithes ⓘ refusal to swear oaths ⓘ religious nonconformity ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Quaker emigration to North America
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confiscation of property ⓘ fines imposed on Quakers ⓘ growth of Quaker communities in the American colonies ⓘ imprisonment of Quakers ⓘ physical violence against Quakers ⓘ social ostracism of Quakers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Restoration era
Stuart England ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Acts of Uniformity
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surface form:
Act of Uniformity 1662
Blasphemy laws ⓘ Conventicle Act 1664 ⓘ Conventicle Act 1664 ⓘ
surface form:
Conventicle Act 1670
Five Mile Act 1665 ⓘ oath laws ⓘ vagrancy laws ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Quaker leaders
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some sympathetic magistrates ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Anglican authorities
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local magistrates ⓘ monarchical government of England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clarendon Code
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English Civil War ⓘ English Reformation ⓘ Nonconformist persecution in England ⓘ Restoration of Charles II ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
development of Quaker testimonies on peace and equality
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legal toleration of Quakers after 1689 ⓘ strengthening of Quaker identity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
disruption of Quaker meetings
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imprisonment of George Fox ⓘ imprisonment of James Nayler ⓘ imprisonment of Margaret Fell ⓘ public whippings of Quakers ⓘ seizure of Quaker meeting houses ⓘ |
| startTime | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| turningPoint |
Declaration of Indulgence
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surface form:
Declaration of Indulgence 1672
Toleration Act 1689 ⓘ |
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Subject: Persecution of Quakers in England Description of subject: The Persecution of Quakers in England refers to the widespread legal and social repression faced by the Religious Society of Friends in the 17th century, including imprisonment, fines, and violence for their dissenting religious beliefs and practices.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Quakers in England