Popish Plot
Popish Plot (1678) An alleged conspiracy by Roman Catholics to kill Charles II of England and replace him as king by his Roman Catholic brother, James, Duke of York. The plot was invented by Titus Oates, an Anglican priest, who asserted that a massacre of Protestants and the burning of London were imminent. The plot achieved credibility because of
SHAFTESBURY's willingness to use Oates as a means to secure James's exclusion from the throne. A nationwide panic ensued during which more than 80 innocent people were condemned before Oates was discredited. He was punished for perjury, but survived to receive a pension from
WILLIAM III.
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OBITUARY: Humphrey Mackworth-Praed
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/30/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...oriented. Humphrey Mackworth-Praed was successful partly because...us lucky enough to have known Mackworth-Praed will remember him as a warm...anecdotes. Rod Stern Humphrey Winthrop Mackworth- Praed, naturalist: born London 30...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/26/1999; 638 words
; Births: Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1678; John Field, pianist and composer, 1782; Winthrop Mackworth Praed, poet and politician, 1802; Sir Richard Wallace, founder of the Wallace Collection, 1818; Moritz Furstenau, composer, flautist...
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Winthrop Mackworth Praed
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Winthrop Mackworth Praed , 1802-39, English poet and essayist. A Conservative member of Parliament (1830-32, 1834-39) and an accomplished political...
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Praed, Winthrop Mackworth
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Praed, Winthrop Mackworth (1802–39), was called to the bar, then went into Parliament. He is remembered principally as a humorous poet and...
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