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| history of catholicism in england | |
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In 1678 a pair of corrupt English clergymen named Titus Oates and Israel Tonge announced that they had uncovered a "Popish Plot" to murder King Charles II Of England and replace him with James , his Roman Catholic brother. Nonconformists rushed to support the Anglican Whigs , who consequently won a great majority in the House Of Commons . In 1679 the Whigs passed the " Exclusion Bill " to keep James from the throne, but the act failed to pass the House Of Lords . It later developed that Oates and Tonge had lied, and Whig popularity declined after capitalising on near-civil-war. SEE ALSO |
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