The Manx Magna Charta: Land Tenure Reform and Bishop Wilson's 1703 Act of Settlement
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- The Manx Magna Charta: Land Tenure Reform and Bishop Wilson's 1703 Act of Settlement
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- Chapter 12 from 'Land of Home Rule' (1893) examining the 1703 Act of Settlement, which reformed Manx land tenure by converting leaseholders to perpetual tenants at low quit-rents. The chapter discusses Bishop Wilson's pivotal role in persuading the 10th Earl of Derby to resolve the land question that had troubled the island since the 7th Earl's 1645 lease reforms, and compares the Manx settlement with contemporary Irish land grievances.
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- Date Created
- 1893
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- English