Act of Supremacy 1534
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The Act of Supremacy 1534 was a landmark English law by which Henry VIII broke from papal authority and declared himself supreme head of the Church in England, initiating the English Reformation.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
→
English Reformation statute → |
| assertedDoctrine | royal supremacy → |
| category |
1534 in England
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1534 in law → English Reformation legislation → |
| consequence |
execution of John Fisher
→
execution of Thomas More → |
| country | Kingdom of England → |
| dateEnacted | 1534 → |
| declaredMonarchTitle | Supreme Head of the Church of England → |
| declaredSupremeHead |
Henry VIII of England
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surface form: "Henry VIII"
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| effect |
ended papal authority in England
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initiated the English Reformation in England → legalized royal supremacy over the Church in England → made the English church independent of Rome → |
| followedBy |
Dissolution of the Monasteries
→
surface form: "Dissolution of the Monasteries Acts"
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| hasSubject |
authority of the English monarch over the church
→
authority of the Pope → relationship between church and state → |
| historicalPeriod |
Tudor dynasty
→
surface form: "Tudor period"
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| imposedOath |
Act of Supremacy 1534
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surface form: "Oath of Supremacy"
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| influenced |
Elizabethan religious settlement
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surface form: "Elizabethan Religious Settlement"
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| languageOfWork | English → |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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ecclesiastical law → |
| locationOfEnactment |
City of Westminster
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surface form: "Westminster"
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| monarchDuringEnactment |
Henry VIII of England
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surface form: "Henry VIII"
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| motivatedBy |
Henry VIII’s desire to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
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conflict between Henry VIII and Pope Clement VII → |
| opposedBy |
John Fisher
→
Thomas More → |
| parliament | Parliament of England → |
| penaltyForRefusalOfOath | treason → |
| placeOfJurisdiction | Kingdom of England → |
| regnalYearCitation | 26 Hen. VIII c. 1 → |
| relatedDocument |
Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
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Act of Succession 1534 → |
| relatedEvent |
Dissolution of the Monasteries
→
English Reformation Parliament era →
surface form: "English Reformation"
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| religiousJurisdictionTransferredFrom | Pope → |
| religiousJurisdictionTransferredTo |
Kingdom of England
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surface form: "English Crown"
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| repealDate | 1554 → |
| repealed |
Elizabethan religious settlement
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surface form: "Act of Supremacy 1559"
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| repealedBy | Mary I of England → |
| restoredBy |
Elizabethan religious settlement
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surface form: "Act of Supremacy 1559"
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| statedThat | the King’s Majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Treason Act 1534"
this entity surface form: "Oath of Supremacy"
this entity surface form: "establishment of the Church of England"
this entity surface form: "Acts of Supremacy"