Thesis
'"A free and Protestant people"? The campaign for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 1786-1828'
- Abstract:
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Protestant Dissenters launched a campaign for Test Act repeal in 1786 that encountered strong opposition. Half a century later a second campaign inconspicuously secured repeal whilst the established Church was preoccupied with the problem of Catholic emancipation. Historians have examined the political narrative of both campaigns and the theories of toleration propounded by some Dissenters. However, little attention has been paid to the symbolic importance of the Test Acts, which Dissenter...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2010
- Type of award:
- MPhil
- Level of award:
- Masters
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:11703
- Deposit date:
- 2015-06-22
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- Copyright holder:
- Walker, P; Peter Walker
- Copyright date:
- 2010
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available in ORA
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