University of Dublin Tests Act (Fawcett’s Act)

The University of Dublin Tests Act abolished the Anglican test oath  as a requirement for students (excepting those in the School of Divinity) at Dublin University and Trinity College. Put forward by economist Henry Fawcett (1833-1884), it is sometimes referred to as “Fawcett’s Act.” Image: Henry Fawcett. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Kimberly J. Stern, "The Publication of John Pentland Mahaffy's The Decay of Modern Preaching (1882)"