Charles II15 March 1672
Attempts to extend religious liberty by royal prerogative through the Declaration of Indulgence.
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Attempts to extend religious liberty by royal prerogative through the Declaration of Indulgence.
Charles II issues the Declaration of Indulgence suspending penal laws against Catholics and Protestant dissenters.
Parliament replaces the Declaration of Indulgence with the Test Acts
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