Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Popish_Plot
gptkbp:birth_date 1621-10-24
gptkbp:born_on February 24, 1621
gptkbp:children Edmund Godfrey
gptkbp:death_date 1678-10-12
gptkbp:died his wife and children
gptkbp:has_connection_to the Whig and Tory political factions
gptkbp:has_historical_significance gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_influence_on anti-Catholic sentiment in England
gptkbp:has_legacy historical studies of the Popish Plot
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Popish_Plot
gptkbp:is_a_figure_in gptkb:17th-century_England
the history of England
gptkbp:is_found_in a ditch near Primrose Hill
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his mysterious death
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:St._Martin-in-the-Fields,_London
gptkbp:notable_work Godfrey's murder investigation
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Justice
justice of the peace
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse Mary Godfrey
gptkbp:was_acontemporary_of gptkb:King_Charles_II
gptkbp:was_acontroversial_witness_in the trials of alleged conspirators
gptkbp:was_ajustice_of_the_peace_in gptkb:Westminster
gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in the political climate of the time
the legal proceedings of the time
the legal reforms of the time
the political intrigue of the era
the investigation of his own murder
the investigation of the Popish Plot
the legal system of 17th-century England
the public perception of Catholics
gptkbp:was_akey_witness_in the allegations against Father Edward Coleman
the events leading to his own assassination
the trial of the alleged conspirators
the trials of alleged conspirators
gptkbp:was_akey_witness_to the events surrounding the Popish Plot
gptkbp:was_amember_of gptkb:the_English_Parliament
gptkbp:was_aprolific_correspondent_with other political figures of the time
gptkbp:was_aproponent_of gptkb:true
legal matters
gptkbp:was_aprosecutor_in trials related to the Popish Plot
gptkbp:was_aprotestant_reformer gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:St._John's_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:was_executed_by unknown assailants
October 12, 1678
gptkbp:was_involved_in legal proceedings against alleged Catholics
the investigation of the murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Popish_Plot_1678
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6