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What political crisis involved Catherine in 1678?

  • Glorious Revolution

  • Popish Plot

  • English Civil War

  • Gunpowder Plot

Answer

The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy hatched in 1678 by Titus Oates, aimed at excluding Catholics from positions of power in England. It falsely claimed that there was a Catholic plot to assassinate King Charles II and replace him with his Catholic brother, James, Duke of York.
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