Declaration of Indulgence
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The Declaration of Indulgence was a royal proclamation by James II of England in 1687–1688 that suspended penal laws against Catholics and Protestant dissenters in an attempt to promote religious toleration and expand royal prerogative.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T291935 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Declaration of Indulgence Context triple: [James II of England, legalActAssociated, Declaration of Indulgence]
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Traité sur la tolérance
Traité sur la tolérance is a seminal 1763 philosophical essay by Voltaire advocating religious tolerance and criticizing fanaticism and injustice in the wake of the Calas affair.
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Extreme Unction
Extreme Unction is a traditional Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a seriously ill or dying person with blessed oil for spiritual strengthening, forgiveness of sins, and preparation for passing into eternal life.
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Six Acts
The Six Acts were a series of repressive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1819 to curb political dissent and public assembly in the wake of the Peterloo Massacre.
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Petition to the King
Petition to the King was a formal appeal sent by the First Continental Congress to King George III in 1774, seeking redress of colonial grievances and reconciliation with Britain on the eve of the American Revolution.
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Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Declaration of Indulgence Target entity description: The Declaration of Indulgence was a royal proclamation by James II of England in 1687–1688 that suspended penal laws against Catholics and Protestant dissenters in an attempt to promote religious toleration and expand royal prerogative.
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A.
Traité sur la tolérance
Traité sur la tolérance is a seminal 1763 philosophical essay by Voltaire advocating religious tolerance and criticizing fanaticism and injustice in the wake of the Calas affair.
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B.
Extreme Unction
Extreme Unction is a traditional Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a seriously ill or dying person with blessed oil for spiritual strengthening, forgiveness of sins, and preparation for passing into eternal life.
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C.
Six Acts
The Six Acts were a series of repressive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1819 to curb political dissent and public assembly in the wake of the Peterloo Massacre.
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D.
Petition to the King
Petition to the King was a formal appeal sent by the First Continental Congress to King George III in 1774, seeking redress of colonial grievances and reconciliation with Britain on the eve of the American Revolution.
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E.
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
The Five Articles of the Remonstrance are a 1610 theological statement by Dutch Arminians that challenged strict Calvinist doctrines on predestination, grace, and perseverance, becoming a foundational text of Arminian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal instrument
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royal proclamation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Declaration for Liberty of Conscience ⓘ |
| challengedBy | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to the Glorious Revolution
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heightened distrust of James II ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue |
conflict with parliamentary sovereignty
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use of royal dispensing power ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateIssued |
1687
ⓘ
1688 ⓘ |
| extendedTo | Scotland ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart
ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart England
|
| inspiredBy | James II’s pro-Catholic policies ⓘ |
| issuedBy | James II of England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional law
ⓘ
religious law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
dispensed with statutory requirements enforcing religious uniformity
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suspended penal laws for religious nonconformity ⓘ |
| legalStatus | royal proclamation ⓘ |
| locationIssued | England ⓘ |
| monarch | James II of England ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Anglican clergy
ⓘ
bishops of the Church of England ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England bishops
Tory ⓘ
surface form:
Tories
|
| partOf | English constitutional history ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
reign of James II
ⓘ
tensions between Crown and Parliament ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Clarendon Code
ⓘ
Test Act 1673 ⓘ
surface form:
Test Acts
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| purpose |
expand royal prerogative
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promote religious toleration ⓘ suspend penal laws against Catholics ⓘ suspend penal laws against Protestant dissenters ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Glorious Revolution
ⓘ
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) ⓘ
surface form:
Trial of the Seven Bishops
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| religiousPolicy |
toleration of Protestant Nonconformists
ⓘ
toleration of Roman Catholics ⓘ |
| repealedBy |
Act of Parliament after the Glorious Revolution
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English Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form:
Bill of Rights 1689
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| subjectMatter | religious toleration in England ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
English Catholics
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many Protestant dissenters ⓘ |
| year |
1687
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1688 ⓘ |
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Subject: Declaration of Indulgence Description of subject: The Declaration of Indulgence was a royal proclamation by James II of England in 1687–1688 that suspended penal laws against Catholics and Protestant dissenters in an attempt to promote religious toleration and expand royal prerogative.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Sancroft
this entity surface form:
Declaration of Indulgence (1687–1688)
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James II's Declaration of Indulgence
this entity surface form:
James II’s Declaration for Liberty of Conscience
this entity surface form:
English Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
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Scottish Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
this entity surface form:
Irish Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
this entity surface form:
Declaration of Indulgence (1672)
this entity surface form:
Declaration of Indulgence (1687)
this entity surface form:
James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
this entity surface form:
James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
this entity surface form:
James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
this entity surface form:
Declaration of Indulgence 1672