Black Dinner
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The Black Dinner was a notorious 1440 political assassination at Edinburgh Castle in which the young Earl of Douglas and his brother were executed, an event that helped inspire the “Red Wedding” in Game of Thrones.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political assassination → |
| associatedWith |
James II of Scotland
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Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar → Sir William Crichton → |
| country |
Kingdom of Scotland
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| describedAs |
feigned hospitality followed by execution
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notorious act of treachery → |
| followedBy |
consolidation of royal power over the Douglas family
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| genre |
medieval Scottish history
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| hasCause |
power struggle in Scotland
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| hasEffect |
intensification of Scottish noble factionalism
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weakening of the Black Douglas branch → |
| hasTheme |
betrayal under the guise of hospitality
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noble rivalry in late medieval Scotland → |
| hasVictim |
David Douglas
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William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas → |
| inPopularCulture |
compared to the Red Wedding massacre
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| inspired |
elements of the Red Wedding in A Song of Ice and Fire
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elements of the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones → |
| legalStatus |
judicial execution following a show trial
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| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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Scotland → |
| location |
Edinburgh Castle
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| method |
beheading
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| partOf |
power struggles during the minority of James II of Scotland
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| perpetrator |
James II of Scotland’s government
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| pointInTime |
1440
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| precededBy |
invitation of the young Douglases to Edinburgh Castle
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| victimTitle |
Earl of Douglas
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Earl of Douglas
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associatedEvent |
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Black Douglases
("Black Dinner of 1440")
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conflict |
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Clan Douglas
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involvedInEvent |