The Newgate Calendar
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The Newgate Calendar is an 18th–19th century collection of crime reports and biographies of notorious criminals in England, widely known for its sensational and moralizing accounts of executions and offenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Newgate Calendar canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Newgate Calendar Context triple: [Newgate Prison, mentionedIn, The Newgate Calendar]
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A.
Bloody Assizes
The Bloody Assizes were a series of harsh judicial trials in 1685, led by Judge George Jeffreys to punish supporters of the Monmouth Rebellion with mass executions and transportations.
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B.
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is a historical novel by Charles Dickens that dramatizes social unrest and religious tension in late 18th-century England.
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C.
Old Bailey
The Old Bailey is London's historic central criminal court, renowned for hosting many of the city's most significant and high-profile trials.
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D.
Coram's Fields
Coram's Fields is a unique seven-acre children's park and playground in central London that only allows adults to enter when accompanied by a child.
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E.
Reading Gaol
Reading Gaol is a former British prison in Reading, England, best known for incarcerating Oscar Wilde and inspiring his work "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
- 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: The Newgate Calendar Target entity description: The Newgate Calendar is an 18th–19th century collection of crime reports and biographies of notorious criminals in England, widely known for its sensational and moralizing accounts of executions and offenses.
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A.
Bloody Assizes
The Bloody Assizes were a series of harsh judicial trials in 1685, led by Judge George Jeffreys to punish supporters of the Monmouth Rebellion with mass executions and transportations.
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B.
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is a historical novel by Charles Dickens that dramatizes social unrest and religious tension in late 18th-century England.
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C.
Old Bailey
The Old Bailey is London's historic central criminal court, renowned for hosting many of the city's most significant and high-profile trials.
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D.
Coram's Fields
Coram's Fields is a unique seven-acre children's park and playground in central London that only allows adults to enter when accompanied by a child.
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E.
Reading Gaol
Reading Gaol is a former British prison in Reading, England, best known for incarcerating Oscar Wilde and inspiring his work "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English literature
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biographical compendium ⓘ collection of crime reports ⓘ true crime literature ⓘ |
| aim |
deterrence from crime
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moral instruction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Newgate Prison chaplains ⓘ |
| characteristic |
didactic tone
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focus on violent crime ⓘ sensational tone ⓘ |
| circulation |
widely read in 18th century England
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widely read in 19th century England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| describedPlace |
England
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Newgate Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
collected volumes
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periodical-like compilations ⓘ |
| genre |
moral literature
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sensational literature ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of executions
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accounts of trials ⓘ biographies of notorious criminals ⓘ moral reflections ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
source on attitudes to crime and punishment in Georgian England
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source on attitudes to crime and punishment in Victorian England ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of forgers
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accounts of highwaymen ⓘ accounts of murderers ⓘ accounts of thieves ⓘ |
| influenced |
Newgate novel
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Victorian crime literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
crime
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criminals ⓘ executions ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
| moralPosition | supports capital punishment as deterrent ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| portrays | criminal careers from youth to execution ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Newgate Prison calendar of executions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for historical research on crime
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source for popular entertainment ⓘ |
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