Universities Tests Act 1871
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title:
Universities Tests Act 1871
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The Universities Tests Act 1871 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished religious "Tests" and allowed Roman Catholics, non-conformists and non-Christians to take up professorships, fellowships, studentships and other lay offices at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham. It also forbade religious tests for "any degree". The Act built upon earlier acts that had limited religious tests in the universities concerned. The Oxford University Act 1854 had abolished te
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1871 British law banning religious discrimination in admission to certain universities
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universities_Tests_Act_1871
date created:
2006-06-16T16:27:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:22:14Z
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