The Popish Plot: A Study in the History of Reign of Charles II

by John Pollock

Overview

First published in 1944 as the second edition of a 1944 original, this book contains a detailed and comprehensive history of the fictitious 'Popish Plot', which caused turmoil in the reign of Charles II. Pollock rigorously investigates the background of the plot as well as the outcome for the plot's main mover, Titus Oates, and the long-term impact the plot had on the British religious landscape. Alternately lauded and condemned at its first publication, this book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British religious history and the history of the Stuarts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107456495
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Pages:	406
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

Table of some events occurring in the history of the Popish plot; Part I. Designs of the Roman Catholics: 1. Titus Oates; 2. The nature of the designs; 3. Oates again; Part II. Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey: 1. Godfrey; 2. Bedloe and Atkins; 3. Bedloe and Prance; 4. Prance and Bedloe; 5. The secret; Part III. Politics of the Plot: 1. The government; 2. The Catholics; 3. Shaftesbury and Charles; Part IV. Trials for Treason: 1. Magistrates and judges; 2. Criminal procedure; 3. Trials for the plot; Index.