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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POPISH PLOT

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Popish Plot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POPISH PLOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Popish Plot

Popish Plot

The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy concocted by Titus Oates that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic hysteria. Oates alleged that there existed an extensive Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II, accusations that led to the execution of at least 22 men and precipitated the Exclusion Bill Crisis. Eventually Oates' intricate web of accusations fell apart, leading to his arrest and conviction for perjury.

Definition of Popish Plot in the English dictionary

The definition of Popish Plot in the dictionary is a supposed conspiracy to murder Charles II of England and replace him with his Catholic brother James: in reality a fabrication by the informer Titus Oates.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Popish Plot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Popish Plot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POPISH PLOT

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Translator English - Chinese

天主教的情节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diagrama papal
570 millions of speakers

English

Popish Plot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Popish प्लॉट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قطعة أرض تقريبا البوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

папской земля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Plot papista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পপ প্লেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

complot papiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plot Popish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Popish Grundstück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ローマカトリックのプロット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카톨릭의 플롯
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plot Popish
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Lô thuộc về quyền giáo hoàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாப்பிஷ் ப்ளாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉपिश प्लॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Popiş Çizimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

papista Plot
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

popish Działka
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Translator English - Ukrainian

папської земля
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Translator English - Romanian

Plot papal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

παπικό Οικόπεδο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

pouslik Plot
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Popish Plot
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

popish Plot
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Popish Plot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POPISH PLOT»

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The Popish Plot: A Study in the History of the Reign of ...
nent position into which he was brought by the trials for the Popish Plot has earned for him a reputation for evil second in the history of the English law courts only to that of Jeffreys. He has been accused of cowardice, cruelty, time-service, ...
John Pollock, 1903
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Ireland and the Popish Plot
The first expansive study of how when the Popish Plot of 1678 came to light, fears of an Irish Catholic rebellion amongst Ireland's uneasy Protestant elite, who dominated over the Catholic majority population, were manipulated in England in ...
John Gibney, 2009
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The Popish Plot
As a result, hundreds of Catholics suffered imprisonment and 24 were executed. Here is the background of that plot, its development, and its long-term repercussions.
John Philipps Kenyon, 2000
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Secrets of the Kingdom: British Radicals from the Popish ...
This volume completes a trilogy that explores the history of British political and religious radicalism - in England, Scotland, Ireland, and British exile communities on the Continent - from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to the ...
Richard L. Greaves, 1992
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'The Horrid Popish Plot': Roger L'Estrange and the ...
This volume considers how details of the plot circulated in print, manuscript and word of mouth, and considers the insights offered by the writings of the most prolific commentator on the Popish plot, Roger L'Estrange.
Peter Hinds, 2010
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Diaries of the Popish Plot: Being the Diaries of Israel ...
"This collection of original material on the Popish Plot, replete with a fine index, annotation, & other necessary scholarly appurtenances, makes the book a significant addition to Stuart studies."-Reprint Bulletin.
‎1977
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The Popish Plot and Its Newest Historian
In days when no verdict of history is held to be irreversible, it was only to be expected that sooner or later we should be invited to reconsider the judgment so long accepted in regard of the famous Popish Plot, commonly known as that of Titus ...
John Gerard, 1903
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A Tragedy, Called the Popish Plot, Reviv'd: Detecting the ...
Detecting the Secret League Between the Late King James and the French King : the Popish Conspiracy to Murder His Present Majesty King William : and the Wicked Contrivance for Adulterating the Coin of this Kingdom : with Many Other ...
Titus Oates, 1696
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A Narrative of the Irish Popish Plot, for the Betraying that ...
As the Same was Successively Carryed on from the Year 1662. Given in to Both Houses of Parliament David Fitzgerald (Captain.) [ 2 ] , a ces os the Popish Clergy os Ireland, ever since the Conquest of' that Kingdom, to shake off the English ...
David Fitzgerald (Captain.), 1680
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A Narrative and Impartial Discovery of the Horrid Popish ...
Carried on for the Burning and Destroying the Cities of London and Westminster, with Their Suburbs, &c. : Setting Forth the Several Consults, Orders and Resolutions of the Jesuites &c. Concerning the Same and Divers Depositions and ...
William Bedloe, 1679

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POPISH PLOT»

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The Fiction of Robert Hugh Benson
The story takes place during the reign of Charles II, an era rife with political intrigue, including the Popish Plot. Roger Mallock, the fictitious ... «Catholic World Report, Jul 15»
2
Oakham: Not just a small town but the capital of our county
Titus, 'the King of Liars' was an instigator of the Popish Plot (1678). Macaulay in his History of England described him as having 'a short neck, ... «Rutland Times, Apr 15»
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Anti-Catholic and anti-Presbyterian declarations among thousands …
... pardons for information about the Popish plot". This referred to rumours that the Irish were planning a rebellion with the aid of French forces. «An Phoblacht, Mar 15»
4
The Worst Religious Violence is a Family Affair
In this area at least, the “Popish Plot” crisis looks rather like a family feud, if not a civil war within the old Catholic community. « Previous; 1 · 2 ... «Aleteia, Jan 15»
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Lucinda rising may yet be King Enda's political nightmare
... many political opponents will be to pigeon-hole Lucinda as being the representative of some Catholic manque Popish plot to return Ireland to ... «Irish Independent, Jan 15»
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In defence of Fighting, Lying, Mad Richard Talbot – the Last Cavalier …
This brought him unwonted prominence as when he would narrowly escape a show trial and execution during the Popish Plot hysteria in 1679. «Irish Times, Nov 14»
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Learn more about treason, plots and murder in the 17th century
The exhibition will explore Guy Fawkes' infamous plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament, the Rye House Plot and the Popish Plot. The free ... «Enfield Independent, Nov 14»
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Why SPLM should not be a political party?
In England, this change began after what was called the Popish Plot of 1678. These narrowly based parties were later transformed to a greater ... «Sudan Tribune, Oct 14»
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London: Tyburn Martyrs memorial restored
... who were condemned for the Popish Plot of 1678 and died at Tyburn on 20 June 1679: Thomas Whitbread, William Harcourt, John Fenwick, ... «Independent Catholic News, Oct 14»
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'Civil War: The History of England Volume III', by Peter Ackroyd
Nor does this new “reason” leave room for the Popish Plot. The huge merchant fleet, we hear, is filled with “sugar, tobacco and cotton” on its ... «Financial Times, Sep 14»

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