Hoax: The Popish Plot that Never Was
โ Scribed by Victor Stater
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 334
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The extraordinary story of the Popish Plot and how it shaped the political and religious future of Britain
โฆ Table of Contents
CONTENTS
List of Plates
Introduction
Prologue: The Death of William Staley, November 1678
1 Politics and Popery, 1675 to Summer 1678
2 Hand โGranadoesโ, Summer 1678
3 Godfrey Days, SeptemberโOctober 1678
4 The Investigation, Autumn 1678
5 Knavish Tricks: Attacking Queen Catherine, the Test Act and the Fall of Lord Danby, NovemberโDecember 1678
6 The First Trials, November 1678โJanuary 1679
7 Confounding Politics, Winter and Spring 1679
8 Turning Point? Spring and Summer 1679
9 Battle Royal, July 1679โJuly 1680
10 Counter-Attack, Summer 1680โSummer 1681
Epilogue
Notes
Sources and Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index
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