Catholic Church in the United Kingdom was not yet a reality, particularly in Ireland, where the Protestant Ascendancy was still in full force. The Treaty of Union of 1707, like the Act of Settlement, had stated that no "Papist" could succeed to the throne. Restrictions on the civil rights of Catholics only began to change with the passing of the Papists Act 1778, which allowed them to own property, inherit land and join the British Army, although even this measure resulted in the backlash of the Gordon Riots of 1780, showing the depth of continuing anti-Catholic feeling. After 1790, a new mood emerged as thousands of
HMS Belliqueux (1780) "Belliqueux" on 8 April 1807, while "Belliqueux" was in the Bay of Bengal. "Belliqueux" was employed as a prison ship from 1814, and was broken up in 1816. Citations References HMS Belliqueux (1780) HMS "Belliqueux" (Eng. "warlike") was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 5 June 1780 at Blackwall Yard, London. She was named after the French ship captured in 1758. In 1781 "Belliqueux" took part at the Battle of Fort Royal, and in 1782 she was at the Battle of the Saintes. In 1796 she came under the command of Captain