Titus Oates
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Titus Oates was a 17th-century English perjurer and informer notorious for fabricating the Popish Plot, a fictitious Catholic conspiracy that sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria in England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Titus Oates canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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human ⓘ informer ⓘ perjurer ⓘ |
| activity | gave false testimony about a Catholic plot to assassinate Charles II ⓘ |
| allegedConspiracy | Popish Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | testimony about a fictitious Catholic conspiracy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedAs |
central figure in the Popish Plot scare
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infamous informer ⓘ notorious fabricator of the Popish Plot ⓘ |
| effectOfActions |
increased persecution of Catholics in England
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led to executions of innocent people ⓘ sparked widespread anti-Catholic hysteria in England ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| hasCause | anti-Catholic sentiment in Restoration England ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced | English anti-Catholic legislation and sentiment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
informing against supposed Catholic conspirators
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perjury ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
example of mass hysteria triggered by false testimony
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symbol of judicial perjury in English history ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
later exposed as a liar
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tried and convicted for perjury ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted perjurer ⓘ |
| movement | anti-Catholicism ⓘ |
| name | Titus Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Popish Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
causing anti-Catholic hysteria in England
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fabricating the Popish Plot ⓘ false accusations against English Catholics ⓘ |
| notableWork | fabricated depositions about the Popish Plot ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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informer ⓘ perjurer ⓘ |
| opposedGroup | Roman Catholics in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of religious conflict in England ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | England ⓘ |
| politicalContext | reign of Charles II of England ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| roleInEvent | principal accuser in the Popish Plot ⓘ |
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