Atterbury Plot
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The Atterbury Plot was a 1720s Jacobite conspiracy in Britain aimed at restoring the exiled Stuart monarchy, centered around the involvement of Bishop Francis Atterbury.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobite conspiracy
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historical event ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Atterbury conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | after the South Sea Bubble crisis of 1720 ⓘ |
| conspiredTo |
assassinate or seize key members of the British government
ⓘ
facilitate foreign invasion of Britain ⓘ seize the Bank of England ⓘ seize the Tower of London ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British parliamentary records
ⓘ
Jacobite correspondence ⓘ contemporary government correspondence ⓘ |
| endTime | 1723 ⓘ |
| facetOf |
Stuart–Hanoverian dynastic conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
succession to the British throne ⓘ |
| follows | Jacobite rising of 1715 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
to depose George I of Great Britain
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to restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
exile of Francis Atterbury
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increased government surveillance of Jacobites ⓘ strengthening of Whig dominance in British politics ⓘ |
| hasPart | Christopher Layer’s sub-plot ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Layer NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Atterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ George I of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke NERFINISHED ⓘ James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ John Erskine, Earl of Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Bill of Pains and Penalties against Francis Atterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| mainSubject | restoration of the House of Stuart ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Francis Atterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Hanoverian government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whig ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
18th-century British political history
ⓘ
Jacobite movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1722 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Jacobitism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | High Church Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest of Francis Atterbury
ⓘ
execution of Christopher Layer ⓘ trial of Francis Atterbury ⓘ |
| startTime | 1721 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 1720s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Francis Atterbury