Which act excluded all Catholics from the line of succession?
Act of Settlement 1701
Bill of Rights 1689
Test Act 1673
Toleration Act 1689
Answer
The Act of Settlement 1701 was passed to exclude all Catholics from the line of succession to the English and Irish thrones. This act ensured that Anne was succeeded by her second cousin George I of the House of Hanover.
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