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Regnal Power Act Confirms Female Sovereignty

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

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1554Date range
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Chronological records

1554

Mary IApril 1554

Westminster · House / House of Tudor

Parliament confirms that royal authority belongs fully to a reigning queen, rejecting doubts that government powers require a male monarch.

Names involved

Mary I

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