Privy Seal
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"Privy Seal" is a historical novel by Ford Madox Ford, set in Tudor England and focusing on political intrigue and the life of Sir Thomas More.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Privy Seal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8201883 — 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: Privy Seal Context triple: [Ford Madox Ford, notableWork, Privy Seal]
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A.
The Sovereign
The Sovereign is a divine title emphasizing God's ultimate and unrivaled authority over all creation.
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B.
Sovereign Grant
The Sovereign Grant is the UK government-funded mechanism that provides the British monarch and royal household with money to support official duties and maintain royal residences.
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C.
Medallion
The Medallion is a ceremonial award piece presented to recipients of the National Film Award for Best Editing in India.
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D.
Sovereign Grand Commander
The Sovereign Grand Commander is the highest-ranking officer and chief executive of the Scottish Rite’s Southern Jurisdiction in Freemasonry.
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E.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- 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: Privy Seal Target entity description: "Privy Seal" is a historical novel by Ford Madox Ford, set in Tudor England and focusing on political intrigue and the life of Sir Thomas More.
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A.
The Sovereign
The Sovereign is a divine title emphasizing God's ultimate and unrivaled authority over all creation.
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B.
Sovereign Grant
The Sovereign Grant is the UK government-funded mechanism that provides the British monarch and royal household with money to support official duties and maintain royal residences.
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C.
Medallion
The Medallion is a ceremonial award piece presented to recipients of the National Film Award for Best Editing in India.
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D.
Sovereign Grand Commander
The Sovereign Grand Commander is the highest-ranking officer and chief executive of the Scottish Rite’s Southern Jurisdiction in Freemasonry.
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E.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author | Ford Madox Ford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
English Reformation
ⓘ
Sir Thomas More ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas More
Tudor court politics ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conscience and morality
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ political power ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Privy Seal ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
reign of Henry VIII
ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor dynasty
|
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | modernist-influenced prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sir Thomas More
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas More
|
| narrativeFocus | political intrigue ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Ford Madox Ford Tudor novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Ford Madox Ford
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| publisher | British publisher ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Tudor England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Privy Seal Description of subject: "Privy Seal" is a historical novel by Ford Madox Ford, set in Tudor England and focusing on political intrigue and the life of Sir Thomas More.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.