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UF Synergies: The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century
February 20, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 @ 4:00pm, Walker 200
The British Empire in the Nineteenth Century
- Jessica Harland-Jacobs (History, Rothman Faculty Summer Fellow) “The Catholic Question and the British Empire, 1710s-1830s”
At the core of Dr. Jessica Harland-Jacobs’s talk lies the question how early modern and modern empires managed religious diversity and established the boundaries of imperial citizenship. She posits a “spectrum of incorporation.” Attitudes and policies toward people being incorporated into an expanding empire can range from persecution to accommodation. Her talk will focus on Catholics in the British Isles and British Empire between 1710s and 1830s with an emphasis on the later years. She concludes that religious identity was less significant in defining citizenship than one’ willingness to express loyalty to the monarch and ability to contribute to the expansion of British wealth.
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