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England-1679- Charles II reigns, the Restoration is in sway, but the country bristles with unrest. The air is rife with rumors of plots and counterplots designed for seizing sudden power. In London no priest is safe from the hangman's noose as unruly mobs, spurred on by Titus Oates' revelations of a popish conspiracy, roam the streets seeking out all adherents to the papacy. These are times when a strong devotion to almost any principle or party is difficult-and dangerous.