Bye Plot

The Bye Plot of 1603 was a conspiracy by Roman Catholic priests and Puritans aiming at religious toleration for their respective denominations, to kidnap the new English King, James I.

Read more about Bye Plot:  Background, Divisions Among English Catholics, The Plotters, Events of 1603, Aftermath

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