New reaper's due achievements

[achmedino]

Has anyone found an easy way to get the new reaper's due achievements? I'm particularly having trouble with An Honest Mistake and Close Call. I have played through several games just from 1337 to the historical outbreak to try and get courtiers kicked out of seclusion, but it rarely happens.

I was also wondering how rare the 'the end times' event is since I haven't had that trigger a single time either.

 

[Furleppe]

I got "Doomsday" event once during the Plague without shutting down the gates. (Un)fortunately I probably got lucky and after speech from my ruler to ease the people nothing happened

 

[Gamengervi]

Has anyone found an easy way to get the new reaper's due achievements? I'm particularly having trouble with An Honest Mistake and Close Call. I have played through several games just from 1337 to the historical outbreak to try and get courtiers kicked out of seclusion, but it rarely happens.

I was also wondering how rare the 'the end times' event is since I haven't had that trigger a single time either.

I'm not sure about Close Call, but I got the An Honest Mistake achievement by kicking someone out of seclusion during a non-Bubonic Plague outbreak.