Kingsbridge series
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The Kingsbridge series is a collection of historical novels by Ken Follett that follow interconnected stories of ordinary people and monumental architecture across centuries in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kingsbridge series canonical | 5 |
| Kingsbridge novels by Ken Follett | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949393 — 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: Kingsbridge series Context triple: [Ken Follett, series, Kingsbridge series]
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A.
Shardlake series
The Shardlake series is a collection of historical mystery novels by C.J. Sansom featuring hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake navigating political and religious intrigue in Tudor England.
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B.
Red Riding trilogy
The Red Riding trilogy is a British crime drama television series of three films adapted from David Peace’s novels about police corruption and serial murder in Yorkshire during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Plantagenet court
The Plantagenet court was the royal household and political center of the Plantagenet kings of England, renowned in the 12th and 13th centuries for its chivalric culture, legal reforms, and flourishing of literature and the arts.
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D.
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge is a residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx in New York City, known for its diverse community and mix of apartment buildings and small businesses.
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E.
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge is a small historic market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, situated at the head of the Kingsbridge Estuary.
- 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: Kingsbridge series Target entity description: The Kingsbridge series is a collection of historical novels by Ken Follett that follow interconnected stories of ordinary people and monumental architecture across centuries in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
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A.
Shardlake series
The Shardlake series is a collection of historical mystery novels by C.J. Sansom featuring hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake navigating political and religious intrigue in Tudor England.
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B.
Red Riding trilogy
The Red Riding trilogy is a British crime drama television series of three films adapted from David Peace’s novels about police corruption and serial murder in Yorkshire during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Plantagenet court
The Plantagenet court was the royal household and political center of the Plantagenet kings of England, renowned in the 12th and 13th centuries for its chivalric culture, legal reforms, and flourishing of literature and the arts.
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D.
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge is a residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx in New York City, known for its diverse community and mix of apartment buildings and small businesses.
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E.
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge is a small historic market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, situated at the head of the Kingsbridge Estuary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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historical novel ⓘ historical novel ⓘ historical novel ⓘ historical novel ⓘ historical novel ⓘ historical novel series ⓘ |
| author | Ken Follett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn | monumental architecture ⓘ |
| follows | interconnected stories of ordinary people ⓘ |
| genre | historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Column of Fire
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The Armour of Light ⓘ The Evening and the Morning ⓘ The Pillars of the Earth ⓘ World Without End ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionAdaptation |
The Pillars of the Earth
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surface form:
The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries)
World Without End ⓘ
surface form:
World Without End (TV miniseries)
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| mainTheme |
Black Death
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cathedral construction ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | prequel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingsbridge series self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | print ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1989
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2007 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ 2020 ⓘ 2023 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Dutton
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Macmillan Publishers ⓘ Pan Books ⓘ Penguin Books ⓘ |
| setIn | Kingsbridge ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingType | fictional town ⓘ |
| timeSpan | several centuries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingsbridge series Description of subject: The Kingsbridge series is a collection of historical novels by Ken Follett that follow interconnected stories of ordinary people and monumental architecture across centuries in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kingsbridge novels by Ken Follett
subject surface form:
The Pillars of the Earth