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Elizabethan Supremacy Restored

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

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1559Date range
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Chronological records

1559

Elizabeth IApril 1559

Westminster · House / House of Tudor

Parliament restores royal authority over the English Church and gives Elizabeth the title Supreme Governor rather than Supreme Head.

Names involved

Elizabeth I

Provenance

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