Title 'Papists' and prejudice : popular anti-Catholicism and Anglo-Irish conflict in the north east of England, 1845-70 / by Jonathan Bush

Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (274 pages) Summary The North East of England was regarded as a major Catholic stronghold in the nineteenth century. This was, in no small part, due to the large numbers of Irish Catholic immigrants who contributed greatly towards the region's unprecedented expansion, with the Catholic population in Newcastle and County Durham increasing from 23,250 in 1847 to 86,397 in 1874. How far were the Catholic Church and its incoming Irish adherents accepted by the Protestant population of North East England? This book w .. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-263) and index Notes Print version record Subject Anti-Catholicism -- England, North East -- History -- 19th century Irish -- England, North East -- Religion -- 19th century Irish -- England, North East -- Social conditions -- 19th century Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict. History of religion. Regional studies. RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic. Anti-Catholicism Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church Irish -- Religion Irish -- Social conditions Religion Einwanderung Religiöse Identität Regionale Identität Antikatholizismus SUBJECT England, North East -- Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History -- 19th century England, North East -- Religion -- 19th century Subject England -- England, North East Irland England Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781443865029 1443865028

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