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Events on Monday 13 April 1829 1
1829Catholic Emancipation Act passedUK lifts major restrictions on CatholicsThe British Parliament passed the Roman Catholic Relief Act, allowing Catholics to sit in Parliament and hold most public offices for the first time since the Reformation. The act was pushed through by the Duke of Wellington's government under pressure from Irish agitation led by Daniel O'Connell. It marked a major shift in British religious and political life.