Anti-Catholicism in Victorian England

First published in 1968, this book provides an introduction to the subject of anti-Catholicism in Victorian England and a selection of illustrative documents. It demonstrates that Victorian ‘No Popery’ agitations were in fact almost the last expressions of a long English tradition of anti-Catholic intolerance and, in reality, the legal and social position of Catholics in the nineteenth century was greatly improved. The introduction was awarded the Thirlwall Essay Prize for 1967. _x005F_x000D_ This book will be of interest to those studying Victorian and religious history.