King’s Book

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Tudor-era religious text doctrinal manual religious book theological work

King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
King’s Book canonical	3
King’s Book (The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man)	2
The King’s Book	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1316876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King’s Book
Context triple: [Forty-Two Articles, follows, King’s Book]

A. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
B. The King
The King is the iconic nickname of Elvis Presley, the pioneering American rock and roll singer and cultural figure often regarded as one of the most significant entertainers of the 20th century.
C. The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
D. The King’s Medal
The King’s Medal is a prestigious royal decoration awarded in recognition of distinguished service or exceptional achievement.
E. King in Council
King in Council is the formal constitutional body in certain monarchies, notably Norway, where the monarch meets with the government to make official state decisions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King’s Book
Target entity description: King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.

A. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
B. The King
The King is the iconic nickname of Elvis Presley, the pioneering American rock and roll singer and cultural figure often regarded as one of the most significant entertainers of the 20th century.
C. The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
D. The King’s Medal
The King’s Medal is a prestigious royal decoration awarded in recognition of distinguished service or exceptional achievement.
E. King in Council
King in Council is the formal constitutional body in certain monarchies, notably Norway, where the monarch meets with the government to make official state decisions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tudor-era religious text ⓘ doctrinal manual ⓘ religious book ⓘ theological work ⓘ
approximatePublicationDate	1543 ⓘ
author	Henry VIII of England ⓘ
authority	Crown of England ⓘ
compiledUnderSupervisionOf	English bishops ⓘ Thomas Cranmer ⓘ
confessionalStance	conservative Catholic-leaning theology within royal supremacy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of England ⓘ
denominationalContext	Henrician Church of England ⓘ
era	mid-Tudor period ⓘ
format	catechetical manual ⓘ
genre	doctrinal catechism ⓘ
governingAuthority	royal supremacy over the Church of England ⓘ
historicalPeriod	reign of Henry VIII ⓘ
historicalSignificance	illustrates the conservative turn of the English Reformation under Henry VIII ⓘ key document in defining Henrician religious policy ⓘ
intendedAudience	clergy of the Church of England ⓘ lay Christians in England ⓘ
issuedBy	Henry VIII of England ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatusAtIssue	royal injunctions ⓘ
officialTitle	The Institution of a Christian Man ⓘ surface form: The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man
patron	Henry VIII of England ⓘ
placeInCanonLaw	royally authorized doctrinal standard ⓘ
politicalContext	Henrician Reformation ⓘ surface form: English Reformation
positionOnJustification	emphasizes both faith and good works ⓘ
positionOnSacraments	affirms traditional sacramental theology more strongly than its predecessor ⓘ
predecessor	Bishops’ Book ⓘ
publicationCentury	16th century ⓘ
purpose	to instruct Christian believers in doctrine and moral conduct ⓘ to provide an authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England ⓘ
regionOfUse	Kingdom of England ⓘ
religiousTradition	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism Church of England ⓘ
replaces	Bishops’ Book ⓘ The Institution of a Christian Man ⓘ
shortTitle	King’s Book self-link ⓘ
subject	Christian doctrine ⓘ catechesis ⓘ ecclesiastical authority ⓘ faith and works ⓘ moral teaching ⓘ sacraments ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	anti-Lutheran on justification ⓘ supports traditional views on free will ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Forty-Two Articles → follows → King’s Book ⓘ

The Kingis Quair → titleMeaning → King’s Book ⓘ

this entity surface form: The King’s Book

Bishops’ Book → followedBy → King’s Book ⓘ

Bishops’ Book → relatedWork → King’s Book ⓘ

this entity surface form: King’s Book (The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man)

King’s Book → shortTitle → King’s Book self-link ⓘ

Anglican confessional documents → includes → King’s Book ⓘ