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.
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
→
Tory government → |
| context |
post-Peterloo repression
→
|
| country |
United Kingdom
→
|
| effect |
increased cost of newspapers
→
reduced accessibility of cheap radical publications → |
| enactedIn |
1819
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|
| follows |
Peterloo Massacre
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|
| hasLanguage |
English
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| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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| 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
→
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| jurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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|
| legalStatus |
repressive legislation
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|
| 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
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|
| typeOfTax |
stamp duty
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act 1819
→
Seditious Meetings Act 1819 → |
relatedTo |
|
Six Acts
→
|
hasPart |