In 1829 the Wellington government succeeded in passing the Catholic Emancipation Act in 1829, despite defiant royal opposition to the emancipation for U.K. Catholics promised during implementation of the Act of Union in 1801.
The Wellington government succeeded in passing the Catholic Emancipation Act in 1829. This was despite defiant royal opposition to the emancipation for U.K. Catholics. This was in 1829. These U.K. Catholics were promised during implementation of the Act of Union in 1801.