An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants
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An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants is the formal long title of the Test Act 1673, a key English law that imposed religious tests to exclude Roman Catholics from public office.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
Test Act ⓘ penal law ⓘ |
| aimedToPrevent | perceived dangers from Popish recusants ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First Test Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
holders of civil offices
ⓘ
holders of military offices ⓘ members of Parliament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Restoration period ⓘ |
| centuryEnacted | 17th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| discriminatoryAgainst | Roman Catholics in England ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | disqualification from office for non-compliance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key statute institutionalizing Anglican supremacy in public life
ⓘ
major milestone in the legal exclusion of Catholics from English political power ⓘ |
| influenced |
later religious test legislation in Britain
ⓘ
restrictions on Catholics in the British Isles ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to long-term civil disabilities for Catholics in Britain ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
barred Catholics from holding public office unless they conformed to the Church of England
ⓘ
made reception of the Anglican sacrament a qualification for office ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concern about loyalty of Catholics to the Pope
ⓘ
fear of Catholic influence in government ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Test Acts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English penal laws against Catholics ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
anti-Catholic sentiment in Restoration England
ⓘ
tensions over the suspected Catholicism of James, Duke of York ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to exclude Roman Catholics from public office
ⓘ
to impose religious tests for public office ⓘ |
| reignDuringEnactment | reign of Charles II ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | religious intolerance in early modern England ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Test Act 1678 ⓘ |
| religiousTarget |
Popish recusants
ⓘ
Roman Catholics ⓘ |
| requires |
declaration against transubstantiation
ⓘ
oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy ⓘ |
| royalAssentBy | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Test Act 1673 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
disabilities imposed on Roman Catholics
ⓘ
religious tests for officeholders ⓘ |
| typeOfDisability | religious test for office ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1673 ⓘ |
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