Thomas Percy
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Thomas Percy was an English Catholic conspirator and member of the Percy family who played a key role in organizing the 1605 Gunpowder Plot against King James I and Parliament.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Percy canonical | 11 |
| Sir Thomas Percy | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5454217 — 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: Thomas Percy Context triple: [Gunpowder Plot, participant, Thomas Percy]
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A.
Arthur Brooke
Arthur Brooke was a 16th-century English poet best known for writing the narrative poem that served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet."
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B.
Thomas Lodge
Thomas Lodge was an English Renaissance writer, poet, and dramatist best known for his prose romance "Rosalynde," which inspired Shakespeare's play "As You Like It."
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C.
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
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D.
Edward Barrett
Edward Barrett was a member of the prominent Barrett family of the 19th century and the brother of renowned English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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E.
Thomas Wyatt the Younger
Thomas Wyatt the Younger (c. 1521–1554) was an English politician and rebel leader best known for orchestrating Wyatt's Rebellion against Queen Mary I in an attempt to prevent her marriage to Philip of Spain.
- 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: Thomas Percy Target entity description: Thomas Percy was an English Catholic conspirator and member of the Percy family who played a key role in organizing the 1605 Gunpowder Plot against King James I and Parliament.
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A.
Arthur Brooke
Arthur Brooke was a 16th-century English poet best known for writing the narrative poem that served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet."
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B.
Thomas Lodge
Thomas Lodge was an English Renaissance writer, poet, and dramatist best known for his prose romance "Rosalynde," which inspired Shakespeare's play "As You Like It."
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C.
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
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D.
Edward Barrett
Edward Barrett was a member of the prominent Barrett family of the 19th century and the brother of renowned English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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E.
Thomas Wyatt the Younger
Thomas Wyatt the Younger (c. 1521–1554) was an English politician and rebel leader best known for orchestrating Wyatt's Rebellion against Queen Mary I in an attempt to prevent her marriage to Philip of Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
ⓘ
Gunpowder Plot conspirator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christopher Wright
ⓘ
Guy Fawkes ⓘ Jack Wright ⓘ Robert Catesby ⓘ Thomas Wintour ⓘ other Gunpowder Plot conspirators ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| conflict | English government under James I ⓘ |
| convictedOf | treason against the English Crown ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1560 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1605-11-08 ⓘ |
| employer |
King James I of England
ⓘ
linked to:
James VI and I
|
| familyName | Percy ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
Jacobean era ⓘ
linked to:
Stuart period
|
| ideology | restoration of Catholic rights in England ⓘ |
| killedBy | forces of the Sheriff of Worcestershire ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in a shootout ⓘ |
| memberOf | Percy family ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Percy ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
rented a house adjacent to the Palace of Westminster for the Gunpowder Plot
ⓘ
used his position as Gentleman Pensioner to gain access to the royal court ⓘ |
| notableFor | key role in organizing the 1605 Gunpowder Plot ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gunpowder Plot
ⓘ
linked to:
The Gunpowder Plot
|
| occupation |
conspirator
ⓘ
courtier ⓘ land agent ⓘ |
| opponent |
James I of England
ⓘ
linked to:
James VI and I
Parliament of England ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Gunpowder Plot
ⓘ
linked to:
The Gunpowder Plot
|
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Holbeche House
ⓘ
Staffordshire ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Catholic ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Gentleman Pensioner ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Alnwick area, Northumberland
ⓘ
linked to:
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
|
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies of the Gunpowder Plot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Percy Description of subject: Thomas Percy was an English Catholic conspirator and member of the Percy family who played a key role in organizing the 1605 Gunpowder Plot against King James I and Parliament.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Gunpowder Plot
linked to: Thomas Percy
subject linked to:
4th Earl of Northumberland
linked to: Thomas Percy
linked to: Thomas Percy