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GCSE History · key term
A fabricated Catholic conspiracy publicised by Titus Oates in 1678, alleging plans to kill Charles II and place his Catholic brother James on the throne.
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Paper 2
Revise: The Catholic QuestionThe supposed Popish Plot was fabricated. Nevertheless, its claims appeared believable to people already suspicious of Catholics. The mysterious death of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, a magistrate connected with the allegations, in October 1678 intensified the panic: many interpreted it as evidence that Catholic conspirators were willing to murder.
Keep the plots distinct: the Popish Plot was a fabricated Catholic conspiracy in 1678; the Rye House Plot concerned plans against Charles and James in 1683.
Explain significance through consequences: connect the Popish Plot to exclusion, and the failure of exclusion and the Rye House Plot to the strengthening of the Crown.
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