The Popish Plot Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Explore the historical events surrounding the infamous Popish Plot (1678-1681) through our interactive timeline game.
- Key detail 1: The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy concocted by Titus Oates, which alleged a Catholic plot to assassinate King Charles II and overthrow the Protestant government.
- Key detail 2: The plot led to the execution of numerous innocent Catholics and fueled anti-Catholic sentiment in England.
- Key detail 3: (if applicable) The Popish Plot played a significant role in the passage of the Test Act, which restricted Catholics from holding public office.
Game Details: A timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order
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- August 12, 1678: Titus Oates falsely accuses Catholics of plotting to kill King Charles II
- September 6, 1678: Oates claims that Jesuits are involved in the Popish Plot
- September 30, 1678: Oates names several prominent Catholics as conspirators
- October 1678: Public panic and anti-Catholic sentiment spread across England
- October 25, 1678: Four Catholic peers, including Lord Stafford, are arrested
- November 1678: Parliament passes the Popery Act, imposing harsh penalties on Catholics
- November 28, 1678: Oates accuses Queen Catherine of being involved in the plot
- July 1, 1681: Execution of Oliver Plunkett, the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh
- June 1685: Oates is exposed as a fraud and convicted of perjury
- December 29, 1680: Lord Stafford is executed despite lack of evidence
- June 2, 1780: Anti-Catholic riots erupt in London
- February 6, 1685: James II ascends to the throne and attempts to promote Catholicism
- March 29, 1673: Parliament passes the Test Act, excluding Catholics from public office
- September 1679: Titus Oates is awarded a pension by the King
- July 12, 1705: Oates is imprisoned for perjury and dies in obscurity
- May 15, 1679: The Exclusion Bill, aimed at preventing James, Duke of York, from becoming king, is introduced
- July 1679: Parliament is dissolved after opposing the Exclusion Bill
- October 17, 1678: The assassination of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, a magistrate involved in investigating the plot
- 1679: The Whig Party emerges as a political force supporting the Exclusion Bill
- 1680: The Popish Plot conspiracy theories start to lose credibility