Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
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Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey was a 17th-century English magistrate whose mysterious death in 1678 became a central and incendiary episode in the anti-Catholic hysteria surrounding the Popish Plot.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English magistrate
ⓘ
human ⓘ justice of the peace ⓘ |
| allegedPerpetrators | Catholic conspirators (contemporary belief) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Israel Tonge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titus Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1621-12-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredDate | 1678-10-17 ⓘ |
| bodyDiscoveredPlace | ditch on Primrose Hill, London ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Martin-in-the-Fields, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
suspected murder
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unexplained death ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfKnighthood | 1666 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1678-10-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Primrose Hill, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Stuart England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | many historians consider his death likely unrelated to an actual Catholic plot ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | victim of one of the most famous unsolved deaths in English history ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Popish Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | taking the deposition of Titus Oates about the Popish Plot ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
his case became a symbol of anti-Catholic sentiment in 17th-century England
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his death intensified public belief in the Popish Plot ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | found with throat cut and body impaled on his own sword ⓘ |
| name | Edmund Berry Godfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
disappearance in October 1678
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public funeral that became a major political demonstration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the Popish Plot affair
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mysterious death in 1678 ⓘ |
| occupation |
magistrate
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wood merchant ⓘ |
| parliamentaryEra | reign of Charles II of England ⓘ |
| politicalContext | anti-Catholic hysteria in late 1670s England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
justice of the peace for Westminster
ⓘ
magistrate in London ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence | Westminster, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | knight ⓘ |
| spouse | Joyce Godfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasKnightedBy | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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