The King and the Catholics

The King and the Catholics
Author: Antonia Fraser
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0525564837

In the eighteenth century, the Catholics of England lacked many basic freedoms under the law: they could not serve in political office, buy or inherit land, or be married by the rites of their own religion. So virulent was the sentiment against Catholics that, in 1780, violent riots erupted in London—incited by the anti-Papist Lord George Gordon—in response to the Act for Relief that had been passed to loosen some of these restrictions. The Gordon Riots marked a crucial turning point in the fight for Catholic emancipation. Over the next fifty years, factions battled to reform the laws of the land. Kings George III and George IV refused to address the “Catholic Question,” even when pressed by their prime ministers. But in 1829, through the dogged work of charismatic Irish lawyer Daniel O’Connell and the support of the great Duke of Wellington, the watershed Roman Catholic Relief Act finally passed, opening the door to the radical transformation of the Victorian age. Gripping, spirited, and incisive, The King and the Catholics is character-driven narrative history at its best, reflecting the dire consequences of state-sanctioned oppression—and showing how sustained political action can triumph over injustice.

The Catholic Church and the Campaign for Emancipation in Ireland and England

The Catholic Church and the Campaign for Emancipation in Ireland and England
Author: Ambrose Macauley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-04-30
Genre: Catholic emancipation
ISBN: 9781846827150

La 4e de couverture indique : "Catholics in Ireland and England campaigning for relief from the penal laws, and later, for emancipation, were obliged to deal with the Holy See and the governments in Dublin and London. In return for concessions, the governments required them to provide 'securities' in the form of oaths that included allegiance to King George III and his successors and a rejection of the alleged 'claims' of the papacy which could be used to the detriment of the lawful authority of the British crown. The crown also sought the right to veto candidates for the episcopate whom it deemed unsuitable. These demands met with varying responses from the bishops of Ireland, the vicars apostolic of England, the Catholic laity in Ireland and England and the Holy See. Differences of opinion emerged between the conservative aristocrats and gentry in England, who were keen to take their seats in parliament, and the middle class activists in Ireland, who opposed the interference of the state in their religious affairs. This study examines these issues and the complex relationships between the Holy See, the bishops, the vicars apostolic and the Catholic committees."

Empire and Emancipation

Empire and Emancipation
Author: S. Karly Kehoe
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2022-01-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1487541082

Drawing upon the experiences of Scottish and Irish Catholics in Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Newfoundland, and Trinidad, Empire and Emancipation sheds important new light on the complex relationship between Catholicism and the British Empire.

The Papist Represented

The Papist Represented
Author: Geremy Carnes
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2017-08-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1611496535

The Papist Represented situates eighteenth-century literature within the history and culture of the English Catholic community and its interactions with the nation’s Protestant majority. It demonstrates Catholic influence on some of the period’s most popular and experimental literary works, challenging the assumption that eighteenth-century literature was a fundamentally Protestant enterprise.

Catholic Gentry in English Society

Catholic Gentry in English Society
Author: Peter Marshall
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780754664321

This volume advances scholarly understanding of English Catholicism in the early modern period through a series of essays addressing aspects of the history of the Throckmorton family. Despite their persistent adherence to Catholicism over several centurie

The Emancipation of Catholics, Jews and Protestants

The Emancipation of Catholics, Jews and Protestants
Author: Rainer Liedtke
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780719051494

This is a study the emancipation of Catholics, Jews and Protestants in Europe during the 19th century. By comparing and contrasting the experiences of religious minorities, the book looks at the changing attitudes of the state to these groups.

Justice for Ireland

Justice for Ireland
Author: Daniel O'Connell
Publisher: Passerino Editore
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 8834192834

Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), often referred to as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. He campaigned for Catholic emancipation—including the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years—and repeal of the Acts of Union which combined Great Britain and Ireland. Throughout his career in Irish politics, O'Connell was able to gain a large following among the Irish masses in support of him and his Catholic Association. O'Connell's main strategy was one of political reformism, working within the parliamentary structures of the British state in Ireland and forming an alliance of convenience with the Whigs. More radical elements broke with O'Connell to found the Young Ireland movement. On February 4, 1836, he gave this speech in the House of Commons calling for equal justice.