Corporation Act

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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(13 Car. II c.1) This Act required those holding municipal office to take communion in the Church of England. It was to a degree overcome by the habit of “occasional conformity” – taking communion once a year – suspended at various times in the eighteenth century and repealed in 1828.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Corporation Act". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 February 2005 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1455, accessed 23 November 2024.]

1455 Corporation Act 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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