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Execution of the Earl of Stafford, 1680

Type Event Region Europe Time 1680

On 29 December 1680, William Howard, Viscount Stafford, was executed after being tried by the House of Lords for involvement in the 1678 Popish Plot,…

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  1. 1680Palace of Westminster · LondonThe House of Lords tried Viscount Stafford for treason, charging him with participating in a Catholic plot to assassinate the king. Witnesses including Oates testified, the defense questioned the reliability of the testimony, and the trial drew nationwide attention.
  2. 1680Tower Hill · LondonViscount Stafford was publicly beheaded at Tower Hill in London. Before the execution he insisted on his innocence and asked to speak in defense of Catholics, becoming one of the most controversial judicial executions of the Plot era.

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