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  2. Mines and Collieries Act 1842 - Wikipedia

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    The Act forbade women and girls of any age to work underground and introduced a minimum age of ten for boys employed in underground work. It was a response to the working conditions of children revealed in the Children's Employment Commission (Mines) 1842 report.

  3. Papal Interdict of 1208 - Wikipedia

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    The Papal Interdict of 1208 was an interdict laid on England and Wales by Pope Innocent III which generally enforced the closure of the churches, forbade the administration of the Catholic sacraments, and prohibited the use of churchyards for burials. Issued on 23 March 1208, the interdict lasted for more than six years until it was lifted on 2 ...

  4. Fourth Council of the Lateran - Wikipedia

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    Forbade prelates from charging for superfluous services. [66] Canon 35: De causa appellationis exprimenda: On stating the grounds for an appeal: Defendants must not appeal without good cause before sentence is given; if they do, they are to be charged expenses. [66] Canon 36: Quod iudex possit interlocutoriam et comminatoriam sententiam revocare

  5. Haram - Wikipedia

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    Haram (/ h ə ˈ r ɑː m, h æ ˈ-, h ɑː ˈ-,-ˈ r æ m /; [1] [2] Arabic: حَرَام ḥarām [ħɑˈrɑːm]) is an Arabic term meaning 'forbidden'. [3]: 471 This may refer to either something sacred to which access is not allowed to the people who are not in a state of purity or who are not initiated into the sacred knowledge; or, in direct contrast, to an evil and thus "sinful action ...

  6. Royal Proclamation of 1763 - Wikipedia

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    The Proclamation at least temporarily forbade all new settlements west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains, which was delineated as an Indian Reserve. [2] Exclusion from the vast region of Trans-Appalachia created discontent between Britain and colonial land speculators and potential settlers.

  7. Navigation Acts - Wikipedia

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    The Wool Act 1699, for example, forbade any exports of wool from Ireland (and from the American colonies) so as to maximise the English trade. "Free trade or a Speedy Revolution" was a slogan of the Irish Volunteers in the late 18th century.

  8. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    The Danish strictly forbade, apparently early the custom of sati at Tranquebar, a colony they held from 1620 to 1845 (whereas Serampore (Frederiksnagore) was a Danish colony merely from 1755 to 1845). [96]

  9. Apartheid - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. South African system of racial separation This article is about apartheid in South Africa. For apartheid as defined in international law, see Crime of apartheid. For other uses, see Apartheid (disambiguation). This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider ...