Act of Settlement
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Protestantism, Protestants, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: 1701
Article abstract: The Act of Settlement ensures the Protestant succession to the English throne and increases the power of Parliament.
Summary of Event
The 1701 Act of Settlement anticipated the likelihood that the succession to the English throne as limited by the Bill of Rights of 1689 would fail. Earlier, in 1687 and 1688, in an attempt to procure liberty of conscience for his Christian subjects, the Catholic James II (James VII in Scotland) had issued proclamations which bitterly alienated the Church of England. He had also eluded the Test Act of...
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