Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains)
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Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) refers to the London execution site where Oliver Cromwell’s exhumed body was symbolically executed and displayed after the Restoration.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tyburn | 1 |
| Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) canonical | 1 |
| Tyburn, London | 1 |
| Tyburn, London, Kingdom of England | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T863045 — 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.
Target entity: Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) Context triple: [Oliver Cromwell, burialPlace, Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains)]
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A.
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields is a large public square in central London, historically associated with the legal profession and notable surrounding buildings, including Sir John Soane's Museum.
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B.
Greyfriars, Newgate, London
Greyfriars, Newgate, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan friary and church in the City of London, later dissolved during the Reformation and largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
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C.
Bunhill Fields
Bunhill Fields is a historic London burial ground best known as the resting place of many prominent Nonconformist and dissenting figures from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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D.
Haymarket, London
Haymarket, London is a historic street in the City of Westminster known for its prominent West End theatres, cinemas, and entertainment venues.
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E.
Pentonville
Pentonville is a district in North London, England, historically known as a 19th-century residential and industrial area associated with notable figures and institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) Target entity description: Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) refers to the London execution site where Oliver Cromwell’s exhumed body was symbolically executed and displayed after the Restoration.
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A.
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields is a large public square in central London, historically associated with the legal profession and notable surrounding buildings, including Sir John Soane's Museum.
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B.
Greyfriars, Newgate, London
Greyfriars, Newgate, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan friary and church in the City of London, later dissolved during the Reformation and largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
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C.
Bunhill Fields
Bunhill Fields is a historic London burial ground best known as the resting place of many prominent Nonconformist and dissenting figures from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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D.
Haymarket, London
Haymarket, London is a historic street in the City of Westminster known for its prominent West End theatres, cinemas, and entertainment venues.
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E.
Pentonville
Pentonville is a district in North London, England, historically known as a 19th-century residential and industrial area associated with notable figures and institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
posthumous execution ⓘ symbolic execution ⓘ |
| after |
Interregnum
ⓘ
surface form:
English Interregnum
death of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | corpse of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oliver Cromwell
ⓘ
Restoration of the monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration of the monarchy in England
|
| category |
History of London
ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ Posthumous executions ⓘ Restoration of the monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration of the English monarchy
|
| consequence |
creation of a political warning to opponents of monarchy
ⓘ
posthumous infamy of Oliver Cromwell among royalists ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1661 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
17th-century English chronicles
ⓘ
later historical accounts of Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| genre | political spectacle ⓘ |
| hasCause | Restoration political retribution ⓘ |
| hasPart |
display of Oliver Cromwell’s head
ⓘ
exhumation of Oliver Cromwell’s body ⓘ posthumous hanging of Oliver Cromwell’s remains ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Oliver Cromwell head (burial site)
ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver Cromwell’s remains
|
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration era
|
| legalContext | attainder for high treason ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| location |
Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tyburn
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| method |
exhumation from Westminster Abbey
ⓘ
public display of remains ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to condemn regicide
ⓘ
royalist vengeance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a rare example of posthumous execution of a national leader
ⓘ
use of a traditional execution site for symbolic purposes ⓘ |
| partOf | Restoration reprisals against regicides ⓘ |
| performedBy | English authorities at the Restoration ⓘ |
| punishmentType | hanging, drawing and quartering (symbolic) ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
posthumous execution of Henry Ireton
ⓘ
posthumous execution of John Bradshaw ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
Whitehall ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
rejection of the Commonwealth regime
ⓘ
restoration of royal authority ⓘ |
| typeOf | politically motivated punishment ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Charles II of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) Description of subject: Tyburn (posthumous execution of remains) refers to the London execution site where Oliver Cromwell’s exhumed body was symbolically executed and displayed after the Restoration.
Referenced by (4)
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