Henry VIII7 February 1531
Henry wants to be, "sole protector & supreme head of the English Church & clergy"
England · Religion / Church of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Henry wants to be, "sole protector & supreme head of the English Church & clergy"
Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority. Enables the dissolution of the monasteries & Henrys divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Enables Henry VII to proclaim himself head of the Church of England
Prohibited to exercise or defend papal authority, under penalty of praemunire
The Act of Supremacy, Mary's legislation is swept away.
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