JOURNAL ARTICLE

THE CATHOLIC CONUNDRUM.

  • Published In: History Today, 2023, v. 73, n. 2. P. 40 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Young, Francis 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses Catholics in Britain and Ireland celebrated the final removal of most of the legal penalties and statutory discrimination against them in 1829. It mentions persecution of Catholics in early modern England was, at times, intense, producing such horrific incidents as the pressing to death of the pregnant Margaret Clitherow, a York woman who refused to testify when accused of harbouring priests.

Additional Information

  • Source:History Today. 2023/02, Vol. 73, Issue 2, p40
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0018-2753
  • Accession Number:161197103

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