The Irish Catholic Church under Charles II: the ‘Popish Plot’ and the Martyrdom of Oliver Plunkett

The late 1670s under Charles II were a special time in British history during which religious controversy ran high. The rivalry between the king, who issued a Declaration of Indulgence suspending all laws punishing Roman Catholics and other religious dissenters, and a strongly Anglican Parliament ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marie-Claire Considère-Charon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2013-03-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/3579