Emancipation Acts of 1828 and 1829
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Catholic Church, Catholics, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: England, Ireland
- Date: February 26, 1828-April 13, 1829
Article abstract: The Emancipation Acts of 1828 and 1829 make it possible for British and Irish Catholics to vote, to enter the universities, and to hold public, political, and military offices.
Summary of Event
Catholics in England and Ireland had suffered serious political, social, economic, and religious restrictions ever since the Reformation. Many restrictions still remained in 1825. Catholics were forbidden by law to hold political office, either elective or appointive, or any high military post; they could not enter the universities, and they were...
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