Harold J. Laski: “He prevented the grant of Catholic emancipation at the one moment when…”

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He prevented the grant of Catholic emancipation at the one moment when it might have genuinely healed the wounds of Ireland.

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Laski argues that the king's actions hindered the possibility of healing Ireland's divisions.

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