On This Day In Royal History . 15 March 1672 . KingĀ Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. . . ā¼ The Royal Declaration of Indulgence was Charles II of Englandās attempt to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists & Roman Catholics in his realms, by suspending the execution of the Penal Laws that punished recusants from the Church of England. Charles issued the Declaration on 15 March 1672. . ā¼ It was highly controversial & Sir Orlando Bridgeman, son of a bishop, resigned as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, because he refused to apply the Great Seal to it, regarding it as too generous to Catholics. . ā¼ The Cavalier Parliament in 1673, compelled Charles to withdraw this declaration & implement, in its place, the first of the Test Acts (1673), which required anyone entering public service in England to deny the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation & take Anglican communion. . ā¼ When Charles IIās openly Catholic successor James II attempted to issue a similar Declaration of Indulgence, an order for general religious tolerance, this was one of the grievances that led to the Glorious Revolution that ousted him from the throne. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d15mar #TheYear1672 #CharlesII #CharlesIIofEngland #KingCharlesII #HouseofStuart #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #Royalhistory #Kingofengland #Royals #Royalfamily #Onthisday #Otd #History #Historyfacts #englishroyalty #Monarchy #Portraitpainting #royalcollection . šØ Royal Collection Trust/Ā© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIĀ 2020 . Visit the @royalcollectiontrust (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xWppKpNp0/?igshid=1a12wmw40f12t
