Catholic emancipation then became a debating point rather than a major political issue.
"Catholic emancipation" was a major political issue of the first years of the 19th century.
"Perhaps we could use a little Catholic emancipation," she asserted boldly.
He resigned with them from the government, again over Catholic Emancipation.
Catholic emancipation remained a distant prospect, not an immediate commitment.
He wanted changes such as Catholic Emancipation and more self government for the kingdom.
By 1824 he was denouncing Catholic emancipation in public.
He was also involved in the contentious legislation for Catholic emancipation, finally passed in 1829.
The debates on Catholic Emancipation in the 1820s are a fantastic case study.
Catholic Emancipation alone he knew would be enough to secure the stability of Ireland.
