Edward Coleman

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Edward Coleman was a 17th-century English Catholic courtier whose alleged involvement in the fabricated Popish Plot led to his arrest and execution for treason.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English courtier
Roman Catholic
person
accusedBy Israel Tonge NERFINISHED
Titus Oates NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Giles-in-the-Fields (reported) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath hanging, drawing and quartering
charge high treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1636
dateOfDeath 1678-12-03
employer James, Duke of York NERFINISHED
Mary of Modena NERFINISHED
era 17th century
ethnicGroup English
evidence correspondence with French Catholic figures
historicalAssessment victim of the fabricated Popish Plot
languageSpoken English
French
legalStatus convicted
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf English Catholic community
monarchDuringActivity Charles II of England NERFINISHED
notableFor alleged involvement in the Popish Plot
being executed for treason
occupation courtier
participantIn Popish Plot NERFINISHED
political intrigues surrounding the succession of James, Duke of York
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Tyburn, London, England NERFINISHED
politicalContext anti-Catholic hysteria in Restoration England
positionHeld courtier to James, Duke of York
secretary to Mary of Modena
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
spouse Lady Elizabeth Harvey NERFINISHED

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Popish Plot significantPerson Edward Coleman