Acts of Parliament passed by the Tory government of William Pitt the Younger in response to its fear of unrest or revolution among the working classes. They banned workers from combining to form trade unions and prevented them from striking, calling for shorter hours or increased pay.
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Commonwealth (Adultery) Act 1650
Act passed by the Rump Parliament in 1650 making fornication, adultery and incest secular offences.
Compton Mackenzie bibliography
Books written by Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972) listed in order of their date of first publication.
Concealed shoes
Shoes hidden in the fabric of a building have been discovered in many European countries, as well as in other parts of the world, since at least the early modern period.
Congested Districts Board (Scotland)
Board set up to administer the money made available by the British government to improve congested areas of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Consulting the Oracle
Oil painting by John William Waterhouse, showing a priestess using a mummified head, a tephra, as an oracle.
Convent of Poor Clares, Gravelines
Convent in the Spanish Netherlands (now in northern France), founded in 1607 by Mary Ward, a community of English nuns of the Order of St Clare. Commonly called the Poor Clares.
Convert units of measurement
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