Charles II1673
Parliament opposses Charles IIs Declaration of Indulgence made in 1672
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Parliament opposses Charles IIs Declaration of Indulgence made in 1672
Opposes Charles IIs Royal Declaration of Indulgence, supports the Test Act
James decided to obtain from the English courts of the common law a ruling which affirmed his power to dispense with Acts of Parliament, he dismisses judges who disagreed with him on this matter as well as the Solicitor General Heneage Finch
James decided to obtain from the English courts of the common law a ruling which affirmed his power to dispense with Acts of Parliament, he dismisses judges who disagreed with him on this matter as well as the Solicitor General Heneage Finch
Issues the Declaration of Indulgence, grants toleration to Catholics & non-conformists. By allying himself with the Catholics, Dissenters, and nonconformists, James hoped to build a coalition that would advance Catholic emancipation. Abandoning the Tories, James looked to form a King's party as a counterweight to the Anglican Tories, so in 1687 James supported the policy of religious toleration and issued the Declaration of Indulgence
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