What is Popish Plot?
[[Image:Popish Plot Playcard8.jpg|thumb|The execution of the five [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]]]] The '''Popish Plot''' was a story made up by [[Titus Oates]] that caused people to hate the Catholics in England between 1678 and 1681.<ref>{{cite book | last = Heald| first = Henrietta| title =Chronicle of Britain| publisher = Jacques Legrand| year =1992 | page =605 | isbn =0192116959 }}</ref> Oates said that there was a large Catholic [[conspiracy]] to kill [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]. His story led to the [[execution]] of at least 15&nbsp;men and caused the [[Exclusion Bill]] Crisis. After a while Oates' complicated story fell apart, and he was [[arrest]]ed and sent to prison for [[perjury]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|UK|history}} [[Category:17th century in England]] [[Category:1678]] [[Category:1679]] [[Category:1680]] [[Category:1681]] [[Category:1680s in Europe]]