Charles II (a secret Catholic, r. 1649 – 1651, in Scotland; 1660 – 1685, in England and Scotland), issues the First Declaration of Indulgence extending Freedom of Religion to non-Anglicans: Baptists, Catholics, Presbyterians, Puritans, Quakers, et cetera.
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 1
ccc-2point0.com/Magna-Carta-excerpts
References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:341.
March 1672: The Declaration of Indulgence – The History of Parliament
thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2022/03/10/march-1672-the-declaration-of-indulgence/
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