Could it have being possible for William Pitt the Younger to have given the Catholics the Emancipation he promised with the act of Union? If that had of happened perhaps the calls for repealing the act of union would not be so heavily linked with the calls for Emancipation? Maybe the Union would be seen as a good thing in Ireland since it brought with it good change? Despite the British public's opposition to emancipation, the biggest hurdle was the king. Could he have slipped into madness early and the legislation moved from there? If not, could an earlier POD have forced the acception of emancipation due to different circumstances on the ground? Another issue would be the Tithe, would that be dispenced with quicker if Emancipation occured three decades eariler?