Killing Times
E120499
The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Killing Time in Scotland | 1 |
| Killing Times canonical | 1 |
| The Killing Times | 1 |
| the Killing Time | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1042298 — 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: Killing Times Context triple: [Scottish Covenanters, significantEvent, Killing Times]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- 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: Killing Times Target entity description: The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
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A.
The Executioner’s Song
The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction novel by Norman Mailer that chronicles the life, crimes, and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
-
B.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
-
C.
Winter Kills
Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
-
D.
The 18th Day
The 18th Day is the debut studio album by British singer-rapper Estelle, blending R&B, hip hop, and soul to introduce her distinctive sound.
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E.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
religious persecution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Stuart period
ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart monarchy
|
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1688 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Glorious Revolution
ⓘ
restoration of Presbyterianism as the established church in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCause |
attempts to impose episcopacy on the Church of Scotland
ⓘ
refusal of Covenanters to accept royal supremacy in church affairs ⓘ religious conflict between Covenanters and Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brutal persecution
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summary executions ⓘ suppression of unauthorized worship ⓘ targeting of rural Presbyterian communities ⓘ use of military law ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of Covenanter martyr tradition
ⓘ
deepening of Presbyterian opposition to the Stuarts ⓘ execution of Scottish Covenanters ⓘ martyrdom of many Presbyterian dissenters ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ayrshire
ⓘ
Galloway ⓘ southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| location | Scotland ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Scottish Covenanters ⓘ |
| opponent |
Presbyterian dissenters
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Covenanter movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterian Covenanters
radical field preachers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish Covenanter government
ⓘ
surface form:
Covenanter movement
Stuart era in Scotland ⓘ persecution of Presbyterians in Scotland ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
House of Stuart
ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart monarchy
government troops loyal to the Stuarts ⓘ royalist authorities in Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Church of Scotland
ⓘ
Presbyterianism ⓘ Reformed Christianity ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
Covenanter martyr stories
ⓘ
symbolism in Scottish Presbyterian identity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
field executions without formal trial
ⓘ
military repression in southwest Scotland ⓘ summary executions of Covenanters ⓘ suppression of conventicles ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles II of Scotland and England
Covenanter martyrs such as Margaret Wilson ⓘ James VII of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
James VII of Scotland (James II of England)
John Graham of Claverhouse ⓘ |
| startTime | 1679 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | late 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Killing Times Description of subject: The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Killing Times
this entity surface form:
the Killing Time
this entity surface form:
Killing Time in Scotland