Exclusion Bill

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The Exclusion Bill was a late 17th-century English parliamentary proposal aimed at preventing the Catholic James, Duke of York, from succeeding to the throne, thereby intensifying the Exclusion Crisis and shaping the development of party politics.

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Exclusion Bill canonical 3
Exclusion Bill Parliament 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional proposal
proposed Act of Parliament
aimedAt James, Duke of York
linked to: Duke of York
appliesToJurisdiction England
chamber House of Commons of England
House of Lords of England
linked to: House of Lords
concerns religious affiliation of the monarch
royal succession
country Kingdom of England
endTime 1681
genre constitutional law proposal
hasEffect contributed to the emergence of the Tory party
contributed to the emergence of the Whig party
intensified the Exclusion Crisis
shaped the development of English party politics
hasHistoricalSignificance major episode in the evolution of modern party politics in Britain
historicalPeriod Restoration era
linked to: Stuart period
introducedIn First Exclusion Parliament
Second Exclusion Parliament
Third Exclusion Parliament
language English
legislativeBody Parliament of England
legislativeOutcome defeated in the House of Lords
location Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
longTermEffect foreshadowed the constitutional settlement of the Glorious Revolution
strengthened parliamentary claims over succession policy
mainSubject Exclusion Crisis
motivatedBy concern over James, Duke of York’s Catholicism
fear of Catholic absolutism
objective to exclude James, Duke of York, from the line of succession
to prevent a Catholic monarch from succeeding to the English throne
opposedBy King Charles II of England
Tories
politicalContext succession to the English throne
precededBy Test Act of 1673
relatedConcept limited monarchy
parliamentary sovereignty
relatedEvent Glorious Revolution of 1688
linked to: Glorious Revolution
relatedTo Habeas Corpus Act 1679
Popish Plot
religiousContext anti-Catholic sentiment in England
result never enacted into law
startTime 1679
supportedBy Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
timePeriod late 17th century

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Oxford Parliament legislativeTopic Exclusion Bill
final Parliament of Charles II relatedEvent Exclusion Bill Parliament
linked to: Exclusion Bill