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The Declaration of Indulgence, also called Declaration for Liberty of Conscience, [1] was a pair of proclamations made by James II of England and Ireland and VII of Scotland in 1687. The Indulgence was first issued for Scotland on 12 February and then for England on 4 April 1687. [2]
James II and VII (14 October 1633 O.S ... In 1687, James issued the Declaration of Indulgence, also known as the Declaration for Liberty of Conscience, ...
The Loyal Parliament was the only Parliament of England of King James II, in theory continuing from May 1685 to July 1687, but in practice sitting during 1685 only. It gained its name because at the outset most of its members were loyal to the new king.
The Seven Bishops. The Seven Bishops were members of the Church of England tried and acquitted for seditious libel in the Court of Kings Bench in June 1688. The very unpopular prosecution of the bishops is viewed as a significant event contributing to the November 1688 Glorious Revolution and deposition of James II.
The decision upheld the dispensing power of James II, who then proceeded to name various Catholics to his Privy Council and to other governmental posts. In a proclamation on 4 April 1687, James declared that all ecclesiastical penal laws were suspended and offered a general pardon to anyone who had incurred penalties from the laws.
Declaration of Indulgence (1672) by Charles II of England in favour of nonconformists and Catholics Declaration of Indulgence (1687) by James II of England granting religious freedom See also
4 April – King James II issues the Declaration of Indulgence (or Declaration for the Liberty of Conscience), suspending laws against Roman Catholics and nonconformists. [2] 1 May – King James II attends the consecration of Ferdinando d'Adda, Papal Nuncio to London, as titular Archbishop of Amasia in the Royal Chapel of St James's Palace.
James II & VII, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. Portrait of James II by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, 1684. Stuart political ideology derived from James VI and I, who in 1603 had created a vision of a centralised state, run by a monarch whose authority came from God, and where the function of Parliament was simply to obey. [4]