Seven Bishops
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The Seven Bishops were a group of senior Anglican clergymen who famously opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence in 1688, becoming symbols of resistance to royal overreach in England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seven Bishops canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T416973 — 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: Seven Bishops Context triple: [William Sancroft, partOf, Seven Bishops]
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A.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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B.
The Cardinal
The Cardinal is a 17th-century tragic drama by English playwright James Shirley, known for its dark political intrigue and exploration of corruption and power in an Italian court.
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C.
Chichester Psalms
Chichester Psalms is a choral composition by Leonard Bernstein that sets Hebrew psalm texts to music in a vibrant, rhythmic, and tonally accessible style.
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D.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
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E.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
- 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: Seven Bishops Target entity description: The Seven Bishops were a group of senior Anglican clergymen who famously opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence in 1688, becoming symbols of resistance to royal overreach in England.
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A.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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B.
The Cardinal
The Cardinal is a 17th-century tragic drama by English playwright James Shirley, known for its dark political intrigue and exploration of corruption and power in an Italian court.
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C.
Chichester Psalms
Chichester Psalms is a choral composition by Leonard Bernstein that sets Hebrew psalm texts to music in a vibrant, rhythmic, and tonally accessible style.
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D.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
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E.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Bishop ⓘ Bishop ⓘ Bishop ⓘ Bishop ⓘ Bishop ⓘ Bishop ⓘ group of Anglican bishops ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Glorious Revolution
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surface form:
Glorious Revolution of 1688
|
| charge | seditious libel ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1688 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| impact |
encouraged opposition leading to the Glorious Revolution
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undermined James II's authority ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Church of England ⓘ |
| languageOfPetition | English ⓘ |
| legalProceeding |
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
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surface form:
King's Bench trial of 1688
|
| legalStatusInTrial | acquitted ⓘ |
| locationOfTrial |
Court of King’s Bench
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surface form:
Court of King's Bench
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| member |
Francis Turner
ⓘ
John Lake ⓘ Jonathan Trelawny ⓘ Thomas Ken ⓘ Thomas White ⓘ William Lloyd ⓘ Archbishop William Sancroft ⓘ
surface form:
William Sancroft
|
| memberOf |
Seven Bishops
self-linksurface differs
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Seven Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ Seven Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ Seven Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ Seven Bishops ⓘ Seven Bishops self-linksurface differs ⓘ Seven Bishops ⓘ |
| monarchOpposed | James II of England ⓘ |
| notableFor | collective resistance to royal religious policy ⓘ |
| opposed |
Declaration of Indulgence
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surface form:
James II's Declaration of Indulgence
royal dispensing power over religious laws ⓘ |
| petitionAddressedTo | James II of England ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
events leading to the Glorious Revolution
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reign of James II of England ⓘ |
| reasonForOpposition |
belief that the Declaration of Indulgence was illegal
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defense of parliamentary authority over law ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| significantEvent |
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
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surface form:
Petition against the Declaration of Indulgence
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) ⓘ
surface form:
Trial of the Seven Bishops
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| symbolized |
defense of the Church of England
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resistance to royal overreach ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seven Bishops Description of subject: The Seven Bishops were a group of senior Anglican clergymen who famously opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence in 1688, becoming symbols of resistance to royal overreach in England.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Sancroft
subject surface form:
William Sancroft
subject surface form:
William Lloyd
subject surface form:
Francis Turner
subject surface form:
Thomas Ken
subject surface form:
Thomas White