▁James ▁II , ▁effective ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁nob ility , ▁at ▁whom ▁it ▁was ▁largely ▁aim ed . ▁ ▁Re pe al ▁ ▁The ▁necessity ▁of ▁receiving ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁as ▁a ▁qual ification ▁for ▁office ▁was ▁repe aled ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁ ▁and ▁all ▁acts ▁requiring ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁o ath s ▁and ▁declarations ▁against ▁trans ub st anti ation ▁were ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Rel ief ▁Act ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Pe el ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁repe al ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁leaders . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁D itch field , ▁Gray son ▁M . ▁" The ▁parliament ary ▁struggle ▁over ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁Test ▁and ▁Corporation ▁Act s , ▁ 1 7 8 7 - 1 7 9 0 ." ▁English ▁Historical ▁Review ▁ 8 9 . 3 5 2 ▁( 1 9 7 4 ): ▁ 5 5 1 – 5 7 7 . ▁online ▁ ▁Lo ades , ▁David , ▁ed . ▁Re ader ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁British ▁History ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ 2 : 1 2 6 2 - 6 3 ; ▁histor i ography ▁ ▁Mach in , ▁G . ▁I . ▁T . ▁" Res istance ▁to ▁Re pe al ▁of ▁the ▁Test ▁and ▁Corporation ▁Act s , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ." ▁Historical ▁Journal ▁ 2 2 . 1 ▁( 1 9 7 9 ): ▁