Priest hole
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Priest hole is the term given to hiding places for priests built into many of the principal Catholic houses of England during the period when Catholics were persecuted by law in England, from the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558.
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See also
- Underground Railroad
- Rat-lines
- Speakeasy
- Religion in the United Kingdom
- English & Irish Penal Laws
- Come Rack! Come Rope!
- Passetto di Borgo
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