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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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal instrument
royal proclamation
alsoKnownAs Declaration for Liberty of Conscience
challengedBy Parliament of England
consequence contributed to the Glorious Revolution
heightened distrust of James II
constitutionalIssue conflict with parliamentary sovereignty
use of royal dispensing power
country Kingdom of England
dateIssued 1687
1688
extendedTo Scotland
geographicalScope England
Wales
historicalPeriod Stuart England
linked to: Stuart
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
suspended penal laws for religious nonconformity
legalStatus royal proclamation
locationIssued England
monarch James II of England
opposedBy Anglican clergy
Church of England bishops
Tories
linked to: Tory
partOf English constitutional history
politicalContext reign of James II
tensions between Crown and Parliament
precededBy Clarendon Code
Test Acts
linked to: Test Act 1673
purpose expand royal prerogative
promote religious toleration
suspend penal laws against Catholics
suspend penal laws against Protestant dissenters
relatedEvent Glorious Revolution
Trial of the Seven Bishops
religiousPolicy toleration of Protestant Nonconformists
toleration of Roman Catholics
repealedBy Act of Parliament after the Glorious Revolution
Bill of Rights 1689
subjectMatter religious toleration in England
supportedBy English Catholics
many Protestant dissenters
year 1687
1688

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James II of England legalActAssociated Declaration of Indulgence
William Sancroft opposedTo Declaration of Indulgence (1687–1688)
subject linked to: Archbishop William Sancroft
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Charles II of England issued Declaration of Indulgence
Seven Bishops opposed James II's Declaration of Indulgence
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) mainSubject Declaration of Indulgence
Declaration for Liberty of Conscience alsoKnownAs Declaration of Indulgence
Declaration for Liberty of Conscience alsoKnownAs James II’s Declaration for Liberty of Conscience
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Declaration for Liberty of Conscience hasPart English Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Declaration for Liberty of Conscience hasPart Scottish Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Declaration for Liberty of Conscience hasPart Irish Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Cabal ministry significantEvent Declaration of Indulgence (1672)
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Court of James II of England linkedEvent Declaration of Indulgence (1687)
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Francis Turner opposedTo James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Thomas Ken opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
John Lake opposed Declaration of Indulgence
Jonathan Trelawny associatedWith Declaration of Indulgence
Thomas White opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence
Persecution of Quakers in England turningPoint Declaration of Indulgence 1672
linked to: Declaration of Indulgence