The
king and the Catholics
the fight for rights 1829
Fraser, Antonia
1932-
creator
text
bibliography
enk
2018
2018
monographic
eng
xvi, 319 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
The story of Catholic Emancipation begins with the violent Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in 1780, fuelled by the reduction in Penal Laws against the Roman Catholics harking back to the sixteenth century. Some fifty years later, the passing of the Emancipation Bill was hailed as a 'bloodless revolution'. Had the Irish Catholics been a 'millstone', as described by an English aristocrat, or were they the prime movers? While the English Catholic aristocracy and the Irish peasants and merchants approached the Catholic Question in very different ways, they manifestly shared the same objective. Antonia Fraser brings colour and humour to the vivid drama with its huge cast of characters: George III, who opposed Emancipation on the basis of the Coronation Oath; his son, the indulgent Prince of Wales, who was enamoured with the Catholic Maria Fitzherbert before the voluptuous Lady Conyngham; Wellington and the 'born Tory' Peel vying for leadership; 'roaring' Lord Winchilsea; the heroic Daniel O'Connell. Expertly written and deftly argued, The King and Catholics is also a distant mirror of our times, reflecting the political issues arising from religious intolerance.
Part One: The dangerous mixture -- That fallen worship -- Nothing to fear in England -- The royal conscience -- Green shores of liberty -- Cardinal tempter -- Grattan the great -- Part two: The abominable question -- Serving Ireland royally -- Millstone -- A protestant king -- Noise of no popery -- Mr Canning -- Part three: The Duke and the demagogues -- O'Connell's boldest step -- Brunswickers -- Boot-and-spur work -- From R Peal to repeal -- The duel -- Tale of two MPs -- Bloodless revolution
Antonia Fraser.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
IV, King of Great Britain
George
1762-1830
Catholic Church
Great Britain
History
19th century
Church and state
Great Britain
History
19th century
Catholic emancipation
Great Britain
Politics and government
19th century
Ireland
Politics and government
1800-1837
Great Britain
History
George IV, 1820-1830
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