Catholic Relief Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:allows Catholics_to_hold_public_office
gptkbp:amends Subsequent legislation
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare Catholic_education
gptkbp:associatedWith religious tolerance
gptkbp:context post-Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:contributedTo rise_of_Liberalism_in_Britain
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enactedBy 1829
Test and Corporation Acts
gptkbp:encouraged Catholic_political_activism
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Catholic_Relief_Act_1847
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century Britain
gptkbp:historicalSignificance marked_a_shift_in_British_policy_towards_Catholics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catholic Relief Act
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Irish_Catholics
gptkbp:influenced subsequent civil rights movements
gptkbp:influencedBy public opinion
gptkbp:inspiration similar legislation in other countries
gptkbp:internationalClassification mixed reactions from the public
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Robert_Peel
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor Catholic_communities
gptkbp:isChallengedBy some religious leaders
gptkbp:isCitedIn for several years prior to enactment
gptkbp:isConsidered a_major_victory_for_Catholics
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor not going far enough
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy at the time of its passage
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy the Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy in_British_legal_history
gptkbp:ledTo increased_political_participation_of_Catholics
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future reforms
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Tory_Party
gptkbp:partOf series of reforms
gptkbp:purpose to_reduce_restrictions_on_Catholics
gptkbp:relatedTo Religious Freedom
Catholic_Emancipation_movement
gptkbp:resultedIn Catholics_gaining_the_right_to_sit_in_Parliament
gptkbp:signature gptkb:King_George_IV
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Catholic_emancipation
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Daniel_O'Connell
gptkbp:updates Catholic_representation_in_Parliament
gptkbp:wasAffecting the rights of religious minorities
the_development_of_modern_democracy_in_Britain
the_political_landscape_of_Ireland
the_relationship_between_Church_and_State
the_social_fabric_of_Britain
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt ending_discrimination_against_Catholics
gptkbp:wasPartOf the broader struggle for civil rights
Catholic_leaders
the_Catholic_Emancipation_Act_series
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy various reform groups