'A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish-Plot...The First Part'
1 portrait of William Herbert, 1st Marquess and 1st Duke of Powis
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish-Plot...The First Part'
after Unknown artist
line engraving and letterpress, 1682
21 1/8 in. x 16 3/8 in. (535 mm x 417 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D23015
Sittersback to top
- Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour (circa 1608-1694), Royalist army officer and politician. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- William Bedloe (1650-1680), Informer and adventurer. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
- John Belasyse (Bellasis), 1st Baron Belasyse of Worlaby (circa 1615-1689), Royalist army officer and politician: MP for Thirsk. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Henry Berry (died 1679), Labourer and martyr, executed for the murder of Sir Edmund-bury Godfrey. Sitter in 11 portraits.
- Francis Radcliffe (Radclyffe), 1st Earl of Derwentwater (1625-1696), English peer and member of the House of Lords. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), Magistrate. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- Robert Green (died 1679), Labourer and martyr, executed for the murder of Sir Edmund-bury Godfrey. Sitter in 11 portraits.
- Titus Oates (1649-1705), Informer. Sitter in 23 portraits.
- William Petre, 4th Baron Petre (1625 or 1626-1684), Nobleman; victim of the Popish Plot. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- William Herbert, 1st Marquess and 1st Duke of Powis (circa 1626-1696), Jacobite courtier. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford (1612-1680), Nobleman; victim of the Popish Plot. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
- Sir William Waller (circa 1639-1699), Politician; MP for Westminster. Sitter in 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
This broadsheet was printed in 1682 by Tories who supported James, then Duke of York as heir to the throne. It is a satirical riposte to the anti-Catholic propaganda produced at the time of the Popish Plot. The twelve scenes parody Titus Oates's account of the plot and the accompanying verses similarly ridicule his testament and character.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Plots, Intrigue and Murder from 1580 - 1700 (25 May 2013 - 8 December 2013)
Events of 1682back to top
Current affairs
Whig politician, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the case of high treason dropped against him, attempts to co-ordinate uprisings around the country over the exclusion crisis; he is ultimately forced to flee to the Netherlands.Bideford Witch Trial condemns three women to death, the last to be hanged for witchcraft in England.
Art and science
Dramatist Thomas Otway's play, Venice Preserv'd, is first staged. Dedicated to the king's influential French mistress, Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, it becomes one of the most popular Restoration plays.Naturalist, John Ray, publishes Methodus plantarum nova, expounding his classification of plant species.
International
King of France, Louis XIV's determination to seize Spanish Luxembourg, and mobilization of French troops to the area, threatens the treaty of Nijmegen and security of the Dutch. Pressured by William of Orange and George Savile, Marquess of Halifax to take military action, the king opts for informal mediation.Comments back to top
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