Popish Plot

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The Popish Plot was a fabricated 1678 conspiracy alleging a Catholic plan to assassinate King Charles II, which sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria and political turmoil in Restoration England.

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Exclusion Crisis ("Popish Plot scare")
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Restoration (England)
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Charles II of England
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Exclusion Crisis
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