Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533

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The Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533 was a key English Reformation statute that ended legal appeals to the Pope in Rome, asserting the king’s supremacy over the Church in England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of England
English Reformation statute
affectedInstitution Latin Church in England
surface form: Roman Catholic Church in England

papal Curia
alsoKnownAs Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
surface form: Statute in Restraint of Appeals
appliedTo marriage cases
other ecclesiastical causes
testamentary cases
assertedDoctrine imperial crown of England is not subject to any foreign jurisdiction
realm of England is an empire governed by one supreme head and king
associatedWithConsort Anne Boleyn
Catherine of Aragon
associatedWithMonarch Henry VIII of England
beneficiary Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown
category Reformation Parliament statute
context King Henry VIII’s attempt to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
dispute with Pope Clement VII over the king’s divorce
country Kingdom of England
draftedFor securing annulment of Henry VIII’s first marriage
enactedBy Parliament of England
geopoliticalScope realm of England and its dominions
historicalPeriod English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: English Reformation
influenced development of the English royal supremacy doctrine
influencedBy conciliarist and imperial theories of sovereignty
language English
legalEffect made the king the final legal authority in England in many spiritual and temporal matters
prohibited appeals to the Pope in Rome in ecclesiastical and matrimonial causes
legalSystem English law
limited jurisdiction of the Pope in England
monarchReign reign of Henry VIII
partOf Tudor Reformation legislation
primaryPurpose to assert the king’s supremacy over the Church in England
to end appeals to the papal Curia from English ecclesiastical courts
region England
relatedTo Act of Supremacy 1534
English ecclesiastical courts
Act for the Submission of the Clergy
surface form: Submission of the Clergy
royalAssentBy Henry VIII of England
shortDescription Statute ending legal appeals from England to the Pope in Rome
significance helped establish the legal basis for the Church of England’s independence
marked a major step in the break with Rome
strengthened royal supremacy over the English Church
subjectMatter appeals procedure
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
royal supremacy
timePeriod 16th century
yearEnacted 1533

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Act of Supremacy 1534 relatedDocument Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533 alsoKnownAs Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
this entity surface form: Statute in Restraint of Appeals
Act in Restraint of Appeals alsoKnownAs Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1532–1533
Act in Restraint of Appeals fullTitle Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
this entity surface form: An Act that the Appeals in such Cases as have been used to be pursued to the See of Rome shall not be from henceforth had nor used but within this Realm
Act of First Fruits and Tenths relatedTo Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533