The Decree of Indulgence and the Bill of Test
Fire the "The Decree of Indulgence and the Bill of Test" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_eng.9129.
The Decree of Indulgence and the Bill of Test
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_eng.9129.
What happens
Charles II was secretly Catholic and his brother James II openly. The Decree of Indulgence issued in 1672 was aimed at relieving the situation for dissenters and Catholics. In addition to personal reasons, any king who supported Catholicism could count on the support from France. In fact, Charles II got his reward in form of a large sum of money in a Treaty closed behind the back of the Parliament. Around the same time Parliament issued the Bill of Test which again excluded dissenting religious groups (including Catholics) from public offices and allowed persecution. The Parliament subsequently raised the issue of excluding the openly Catholic James II from succession rights.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Decree of Indulgence and the Bill of Test presents these options:
- Religious Freedom for All
- Protestant Supremacy
- Catholic Supremacy