the orange order was a member of ireland society founded in 1795 to uphold protestant religion.
the orange order was a member of ireland society founded in 1795 to uphold protestant religion.
member of ireland society founded in 1795 to uphold protestant religion?
the orange order
the society of united irishmen was formed by liberal presbyterians and anglicans in belfast in 1791. it sought reform of the irish parliament, catholic emancipation and the repeal of the penal laws. by the time the orange order was formed, the united irishmen had become a revolutionary group advocating an independent irish republic that would "unite catholic, protestant and dissenter". united irishmen activity was on the rise, and the government hoped to thwart it by backing the orange order from 1796 onward. irish nationalist historians thomas a. jackson and john mitchel argued that the government's goal was to hinder the united irishmen by fomenting sectarianism, thereby creating disunity and disorder under pretence of "passion for the protestant religion". mitchel wrote that the government invented and spread "fearful rumours of intended massacres of all the protestant people by the catholics". historian richard r madden wrote that "efforts were made to infuse into the mind of the protestant feelings of distrust to his catholic fellow-countrymen". thomas knox, british military commander in ulster, wrote in august 1796 that "as for the orangemen, we have rather a difficult card to play ... we must to a certain degree uphold them, for with all their licentiousness, on them we must rely for the preservation of our lives and properties should critical times occur".
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protestant religion and presbyterian church act 1707









































the protestant religion and presbyterian church act 1707 (c.6) is an act of the pre-union parliament of scotland which was passed to ensure that the status of the church of scotland would not be affected by the union with england. its long title is "an act for securing the protestant religion and presbyterian church government".
protestant religion and presbyterian church act 1707