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Which act excluded Catholics from the throne after 1689?

  • Act of Union

  • Act of Settlement 1701

  • Act of Supremacy

  • Act of Navigation

Answer

The Act of Settlement of 1701 was an English law that prevented Catholics from inheriting the throne of England. It established that only Protestants could succeed to the throne, thus excluding any Catholic claimants. The act was a response to the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which had deposed Catholic King James II and replaced him with his Protestant daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange.
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