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jan 1, 1829 - Catholic Emancipation Act 1829

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ends most of denials or restrictions of Catholic civil rights, ownership of property, and holding of public office. This legislation allowed Catholics to sit as MPs for the first time since the Elizabethan Act of Settlement in 1558/9.

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jan 1, 1829
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~ 197 years ago