English Parliament imposes severe penalties against Roman Catholics

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The English Parliament meets, sitting until 27th May. It imposes harsher penalties against Roman Catholics, so that anyone convicted of recusancy is disallowed from holding public office.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "English Parliament imposes severe penalties against Roman Catholics". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15627, accessed 23 November 2024.]

15627 English Parliament imposes severe penalties against Roman Catholics 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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