Exclusion Bill
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The Exclusion Bill was a late 17th-century English parliamentary proposal aimed at preventing the Catholic James, Duke of York, from succeeding to the throne, thereby intensifying the Exclusion Crisis and shaping the development of party politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exclusion Bill canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
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proposed Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| aimedAt | James, Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| chamber |
House of Commons of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
religious affiliation of the monarch
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royal succession ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| endTime | 1681 ⓘ |
| genre | constitutional law proposal ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to the emergence of the Tory party
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contributed to the emergence of the Whig party ⓘ intensified the Exclusion Crisis ⓘ shaped the development of English party politics ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | major episode in the evolution of modern party politics in Britain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Restoration era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
First Exclusion Parliament
NERFINISHED
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Second Exclusion Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Exclusion Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | defeated in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| location | Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
foreshadowed the constitutional settlement of the Glorious Revolution
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strengthened parliamentary claims over succession policy ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Exclusion Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concern over James, Duke of York’s Catholicism
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fear of Catholic absolutism ⓘ |
| objective |
to exclude James, Duke of York, from the line of succession
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to prevent a Catholic monarch from succeeding to the English throne ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
King Charles II of England
NERFINISHED
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Tories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | succession to the English throne ⓘ |
| precededBy | Test Act of 1673 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
limited monarchy
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parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Glorious Revolution of 1688 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
NERFINISHED
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Popish Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | anti-Catholic sentiment in England ⓘ |
| result | never enacted into law ⓘ |
| startTime | 1679 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Whigs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
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