Constitution 1778-1791
Easing of Penal Laws The Papacy had stopped recognising the Jacobite cause on the death of the “Young Pretender” in 1766. The authorities feared that the American rebellion of 1775 might inspire a rebellion by Catholics in the Kingdom of Ireland. The Catholic Relief Act 1778 was passed by the British Parliament was the first Act for Roman Catholic relief. Later in 1778 it was […]