Archdeacon Grantly
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Archdeacon Grantly is a central clergyman character in Anthony Trollope’s *Chronicles of Barsetshire*, known for his staunch conservatism, ecclesiastical ambition, and comic yet sympathetic portrayal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archdeacon Grantly canonical | 8 |
| Archdeacon Theophilus Grantly | 4 |
| Archdeacon of Barchester | 1 |
| Henry Grantly | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Archdeacon Grantly Context triple: [Chronicles of Barsetshire, notableCharacter, Archdeacon Grantly]
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Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
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Reverend Henry Biggs
Reverend Henry Biggs is the kind-hearted but overworked pastor and central figure in the film "The Preacher's Wife," whose faith and family life are tested until an angel intervenes to help him.
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Thomas Mildmay
Thomas Mildmay was a 16th-century English politician and courtier, known as the son of statesman Sir Walter Mildmay and for serving in various administrative and parliamentary roles under the Tudor monarchy.
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Reverend Jonas Clarke
Reverend Jonas Clarke was an 18th-century Congregational minister in Lexington, Massachusetts, known for his influential role in the events leading up to and during the American Revolutionary War.
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Lord Emsworth
Lord Emsworth is a dreamy, absent-minded English earl and master of Blandings Castle in P. G. Wodehouse’s comic stories, best known for his love of pigs and aversion to responsibility.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Archdeacon Grantly Target entity description: Archdeacon Grantly is a central clergyman character in Anthony Trollope’s *Chronicles of Barsetshire*, known for his staunch conservatism, ecclesiastical ambition, and comic yet sympathetic portrayal.
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A.
Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
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B.
Reverend Henry Biggs
Reverend Henry Biggs is the kind-hearted but overworked pastor and central figure in the film "The Preacher's Wife," whose faith and family life are tested until an angel intervenes to help him.
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C.
Thomas Mildmay
Thomas Mildmay was a 16th-century English politician and courtier, known as the son of statesman Sir Walter Mildmay and for serving in various administrative and parliamentary roles under the Tudor monarchy.
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D.
Reverend Jonas Clarke
Reverend Jonas Clarke was an 18th-century Congregational minister in Lexington, Massachusetts, known for his influential role in the events leading up to and during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Lord Emsworth
Lord Emsworth is a dreamy, absent-minded English earl and master of Blandings Castle in P. G. Wodehouse’s comic stories, best known for his love of pigs and aversion to responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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clergyman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Barchester Towers
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Doctor Thorne ⓘ Framley Parsonage ⓘ The Last Chronicle of Barset ⓘ The Small House at Allington ⓘ The Warden ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Chronicles of Barsetshire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barchester Cathedral
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Bishop Proudie ⓘ Eleanor Bold ⓘ Mr Harding ⓘ Mr Obadiah Slope ⓘ
surface form:
Mr Slope
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| characterTrait |
ambitious
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comic ⓘ conservative ⓘ loyal ⓘ proud ⓘ sympathetic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Mr Harding ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Warden ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole | son-in-law of Mr Harding ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | upper-middle-class clergyman ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Dr Grantly ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts over church reform
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defending the Church of England’s privileges ⓘ staunch ecclesiastical conservatism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic figure
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representative of High Church conservatism ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in the Chronicles of Barsetshire ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | archdeacon ⓘ |
| positionInChurch |
Archdeacon Grantly
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Archdeacon of Barchester
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| relative | Eleanor Harding ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Barchester Cathedral
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surface form:
Barchester
Plumstead Episcopi ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional county of Barsetshire ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Grantly ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
church politics
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family loyalty ⓘ tradition versus reform ⓘ |
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Subject: Archdeacon Grantly Description of subject: Archdeacon Grantly is a central clergyman character in Anthony Trollope’s *Chronicles of Barsetshire*, known for his staunch conservatism, ecclesiastical ambition, and comic yet sympathetic portrayal.
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