Catholics barred since 1701.Roman Catholics are barred from the throne under anti-Papal legislation dating back 300 years. The 1701 Act of Settlement was passed in the wake of the so-called Glorious Revolution of 1688 which unseated Britain's last Roman Catholic monarch, James II. It stipulates that only Protestant heirs of the German Princess Sophia, granddaughter of James I, may succeed to the throne. Those who marry Catholics are also excluded. The 1701 Act binds the Church of England Church of England: see England, Church of. closely to the state. But in line with his recognition of modern Britain as a multi-cultural, multi-faith society, the Prince of Wales Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper] See : Doubles has indicated that as King he would want to be "Defender of Faith" rather than "Defender of the Faith Defender of the Faith Henry VIII as defender of the papacy against Martin Luther (1521). [Br. Hist.: EB, 8: 769–772] See : Defender Defender of the Faith Henry VIII’s pre-Reformation title, conferred by Leo X. [Br. " as at present. |
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