Marian persecutions
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The Marian persecutions were a series of executions of English Protestants under the Catholic reign of Queen Mary I in the 1550s, intended to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marian persecutions canonical | 1 |
| Marian persecutions of Protestants | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T815169 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Marian persecutions Context triple: [John Rogers, event, Marian persecutions]
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Diocletianic Persecution
The Diocletianic Persecution was the Roman Empire’s last and most severe campaign of repression against Christians, marked by widespread martyrdom, destruction of churches, and attempts to eradicate Christian worship in the early 4th century.
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Children's Crusade
The Children's Crusade was a pivotal 1963 civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, in which thousands of African American schoolchildren marched against segregation, drawing national attention after many were arrested and attacked by police.
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St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
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Iconoclastic Fury of 1566
The Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 was a wave of Calvinist-inspired attacks on Catholic churches and religious images across the Low Countries that helped ignite the Dutch Revolt against Spanish Habsburg rule.
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E.
Huguenot rebellions
The Huguenot rebellions were a series of early 17th-century uprisings by French Protestants against the Catholic monarchy, driven by religious tensions and struggles over political and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Marian persecutions Target entity description: The Marian persecutions were a series of executions of English Protestants under the Catholic reign of Queen Mary I in the 1550s, intended to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
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A.
Diocletianic Persecution
The Diocletianic Persecution was the Roman Empire’s last and most severe campaign of repression against Christians, marked by widespread martyrdom, destruction of churches, and attempts to eradicate Christian worship in the early 4th century.
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B.
Children's Crusade
The Children's Crusade was a pivotal 1963 civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, in which thousands of African American schoolchildren marched against segregation, drawing national attention after many were arrested and attacked by police.
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C.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Iconoclastic Fury of 1566
The Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 was a wave of Calvinist-inspired attacks on Catholic churches and religious images across the Low Countries that helped ignite the Dutch Revolt against Spanish Habsburg rule.
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E.
Huguenot rebellions
The Huguenot rebellions were a series of early 17th-century uprisings by French Protestants against the Catholic monarchy, driven by religious tensions and struggles over political and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Protestant campaign
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religious persecution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Church of England ⓘ |
| chronology | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Acts and Monuments ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Foxe's Book of Martyrs ⓘ |
| endTime | 1558 ⓘ |
| follows |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation in England
|
| hasCause |
rejection of papal supremacy by English Protestants
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restoration of Roman Catholicism in England ⓘ reversal of Protestant reforms of Edward VI ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
association of Mary I with the epithet "Bloody Mary"
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growth of anti-Catholic sentiment in England ⓘ martyrdom of leading English Protestants ⓘ publication of Foxe's Book of Martyrs ⓘ strengthening of English Protestant identity ⓘ |
| legalBasis | heresy laws restored under Mary I ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
|
| mannerOfDeath | execution by burning ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | about 280 ⓘ |
| opponent | Protestant reformers ⓘ |
| opposedReligion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| participant |
Edmund Bonner
ⓘ
English Presbyterian Church ⓘ
surface form:
English Protestants
Hugh Latimer ⓘ Hugh Latimer ⓘ
surface form:
John Hooper
John Philpot ⓘ John Rogers ⓘ Thomas Cranmer ⓘ
surface form:
Nicholas Ridley
Reginald Pole ⓘ Rowland Taylor ⓘ Stephen Gardiner ⓘ Thomas Cranmer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Counter-Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
English Counter-Reformation efforts
|
| perpetrator |
Marian government
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Mary I of England ⓘ Roman Catholic authorities in England ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousConflict | Catholic–Protestant conflict in England ⓘ |
| significantEvent | burning of Protestant heretics at the stake ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Canterbury
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Colchester ⓘ Gloucester ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Oxford ⓘ Smithfield ⓘ |
| startTime |
1555
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reign of Mary I (1553–1558) ⓘ |
| temporalContext | reign of Mary I of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Marian persecutions Description of subject: The Marian persecutions were a series of executions of English Protestants under the Catholic reign of Queen Mary I in the 1550s, intended to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
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