Talk:Penal law

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[edit] New article on Irish Penal Laws?

How about we incorporate the Irish section into a new article on the Irish Penal Laws? El Gringo 21:49, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

its large enough - go ahead ClemMcGann 19:35, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Repeal

While credit should be given to Daniel O'Connell for the repeal of these laws, the French influence needs to be mentioned. After the French Revolution, refugees "for crown and altar" fled France and were welcomed in England. Masses were said in some of the great houses, and at least one army barracks, when doing so was actually illegal! ClemMcGann 23:34, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clarendon Code?

"Five of them became known as the Clarendon Code, after Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, though he was not their author, nor did he fully approve of them." Would it be unreasonable to suggest to that these be specified, or (better yet) discussed? ThaddeusFrye 04:12, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I came across a section on the Clarendon Code in the Act of Uniformity wikipedia article, so I've basically pasted that section into this article, since "Clarendon Code" redirects here. I should note however that this page originally stated that there were 5 acts in the CC, whereas the Act of Uniformity article stated that there were just four. Perhaps there's some disagreement on this point? ThaddeusFrye 06:50, 11 October 2007 (UTC)