Titus Oates (15 September 1649 – 12/13 July 1705) was an English perjurer who fabricated the "Popish Plot", a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II.
Read more about Titus Oates: Early Life, Contact With The Jesuits, The Fabricated Popish Plot, Aftermath, References To Oates in Later History
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