The Act of Settlement
This Act provided for a Protestant succession to Queen Anne. As a result of it, she was succeeded by George I. Many of the provisions relating to the succession of the monarch still stand today, such as the bar on a monarch being a Roman Catholic.
Title
The Act of Settlement: "An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject"
Date
1700-1701
Catalogue number
HL/PO/PU/1/1700/13W3n2