Henry VIII18 July 1536
Henry VIII is authorised to determine the succession further by letters patent or by will.
England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Henry VIII is authorised to determine the succession further by letters patent or by will.
The Act confirms Mary remains excluded from the succession alongside Elizabeth.
The Act declares Elizabeth illegitimate and removes her from the line of succession.
The Second Succession Act receives royal assent after the fall and execution of Anne Boleyn.
The Second Succession Act removes both Mary and Elizabeth from the succession after Anne Boleyn's fall.
The succession is vested in any legitimate children Henry VIII may have by Jane Seymour or a later wife.
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