Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819
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The Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819 was a British law that increased taxes and restrictions on newspapers and pamphlets as part of the repressive Six Acts aimed at curbing radical political expression after the Peterloo Massacre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newspaper and Stamp Duties Act 1819 canonical | 4 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
radical political movements
ⓘ
radical publishers ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
newspapers
ⓘ
pamphlets ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Great Britain ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional history of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
media law ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lord Liverpool ministry
ⓘ
Lord Liverpool ministry ⓘ
surface form:
Tory government
|
| context | post-Peterloo repression ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
increased cost of newspapers
ⓘ
reduced accessibility of cheap radical publications ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1819 ⓘ |
| follows | Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of early 19th-century press repression in Britain ⓘ |
| impact |
limited freedom of the press in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
strengthened government control over the press ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | repressive Six Acts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| legalStatus | repressive legislation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
press regulation
ⓘ
stamp duties ⓘ taxation of newspapers ⓘ |
| motivation |
desire to suppress radical agitation
ⓘ
fear of revolution ⓘ |
| partOf |
British press laws
ⓘ
Six Acts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control the radical press
ⓘ
to increase taxes on newspapers ⓘ to increase taxes on pamphlets ⓘ to restrict radical political expression ⓘ |
| regulates |
publication of newspapers
ⓘ
publication of pamphlets ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| typeOfTax | stamp duty ⓘ |
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