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What did the 1695 lapse of the Licensing Act mean for Britain's press?

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  1. The press needed no license
  2. Papers had to close
  3. Only clergy could publish

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  1. Freedom of the press en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press Checked 2026-11-07.

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