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Mortuaries Act Limits Death Dues

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

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1529Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1529

Henry VIII1529

Westminster · House / House of Tudor

Parliament regulates mortuary payments claimed by clergy from estates, reducing customary church charges that had generated widespread complaints.

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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