Although anti-Catholic feeling had subsided a good deal, it flared up again due to the fake Popish Plot of 1678; this followed a false testimony from Titus Oates in which he claimed there was a conspiracy to instal a Catholic king, and he managed to ferment a renewed and fierce persecution of English Catholics.
Although anti-Catholic sentiment had diminished significantly, it intensified once more due to the fabricated Popish Plot of 1678; this followed a false testimony from Titus Oates in which he alleged there was a conspiracy to install a Catholic monarch, and he successfully incited a renewed and intense persecution of English Catholics.