About this episode

This episode discusses the Popish Plot of 1678, where Titus Oates made false accusations of a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate the king, leading to widespread hysteria and political consequences.

In 1678 a fantasist and charlatan, Titus Oates, made a series of wild and dramatic accusations of a Catholic plot to assasinate the king. A series of extraordinary co-incidences seemed to confirm his accusations, and the public mood became hysterical. The fevered atmosphere gave wings to a new political objective - to exclude James from the succession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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