Dimensions
139 x 215 x 30mm
This is a stirring account of one of the most remarkable outbreaks of mass hysteria in English history. In the autumn of 1678 Titus Oates and his followers convinced both Parliament and the public of a Jesuit and Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II and overthrow the Protestant Establishment.
As a result, hundreds of Catholics were imprisoned and twenty-four executed. Professor Kenyon examines the background of the plot and traces its development and analyses the long term damage that it did.
