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Benefit of Clergy Restricted for Serious Crime

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1512Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1512

Henry VIII1512

Westminster · House / House of Tudor

Parliament temporarily restricts benefit of clergy for certain serious offences, provoking a wider constitutional dispute over clerical privilege.

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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