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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Atterbury Plot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atterbury Plot Context triple: [Francis Atterbury, participantIn, Atterbury Plot]
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A.
The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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B.
Murder of Thomas Becket
The Murder of Thomas Becket was the 1170 assassination of the Archbishop of Canterbury by knights loyal to King Henry II, a pivotal event in the medieval conflict between church and crown.
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C.
Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot was a 1683 conspiracy by a group of Whig opponents to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York, in order to prevent a Catholic succession to the English throne.
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D.
Princes in the Tower murders
The Princes in the Tower murders refer to the mysterious disappearance and presumed killing of the young Edward V of England and his brother Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London in 1483, a historical controversy long associated with Richard III.
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E.
Coonan Cross Oath
The Coonan Cross Oath was a pivotal 1653 collective pledge by the St. Thomas Christians in Kerala, India, to resist Portuguese colonial and Jesuit control over their church and assert their traditional ecclesiastical autonomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atterbury Plot Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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B.
Murder of Thomas Becket
The Murder of Thomas Becket was the 1170 assassination of the Archbishop of Canterbury by knights loyal to King Henry II, a pivotal event in the medieval conflict between church and crown.
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C.
Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot was a 1683 conspiracy by a group of Whig opponents to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York, in order to prevent a Catholic succession to the English throne.
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D.
Princes in the Tower murders
The Princes in the Tower murders refer to the mysterious disappearance and presumed killing of the young Edward V of England and his brother Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London in 1483, a historical controversy long associated with Richard III.
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E.
Coonan Cross Oath
The Coonan Cross Oath was a pivotal 1653 collective pledge by the St. Thomas Christians in Kerala, India, to resist Portuguese colonial and Jesuit control over their church and assert their traditional ecclesiastical autonomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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facilitate foreign invasion of Britain ⓘ seize the Bank of England ⓘ seize the Tower of London ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British parliamentary records
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Jacobite correspondence ⓘ contemporary government correspondence ⓘ |
| endTime | 1723 ⓘ |
| facetOf |
Stuart–Hanoverian dynastic conflict
NERFINISHED
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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
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England ⓘ |
| mainSubject | restoration of the House of Stuart ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Francis Atterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Hanoverian government
NERFINISHED
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Whig ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
18th-century British political history
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Jacobite movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1722 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Jacobitism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | High Church Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest of Francis Atterbury
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execution of Christopher Layer ⓘ trial of Francis Atterbury ⓘ |
| startTime | 1721 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 1720s ⓘ |
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Subject: Atterbury Plot Description of subject: 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.
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subject surface form:
Francis Atterbury