Marrying Monarchs

Published on March 8, 2005

Edward Leigh, a British parliamentarian and Catholic, will introduce legislation today to repeal a 300-year old law preventing heirs to the throne from marrying a “Papist.” Leigh’s bill is not expected to receive sufficient time to pass, but is part of a larger effort to repeal antiquated laws that have no public support outside a […]

Edward Leigh, a British parliamentarian and Catholic, will introduce legislation today to repeal a 300-year old law preventing heirs to the throne from marrying a “Papist.” Leigh’s bill is not expected to receive sufficient time to pass, but is part of a larger effort to repeal antiquated laws that have no public support outside a small Protestant fundamentalist fringe.

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