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Supremacy

England · Religion / Roman Catholic Church. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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664–1535Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

664

Oswy664

Whitby · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

The Conference of Whitby agrees on the Supremacy of the Roman Church over Britain

Oswy664

Whitby · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

The Conference of Whitby agrees on the Supremacy of the Roman Church over Britain. The Conference agrees on the Supremacy of the Roman Church over Britain. The Church throughout all the English Kingdoms unites under one primate. Chairs the Conference of Whitby

1535

Thomas More6 July 1535

London · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

While on the scaffold declares that he died "the King's good servant, but Gods first". Executed for refusing to acknowledge the act of supremacy

Thomas More1535

London · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

More had not expressly denied the royal supremacy but refuses to assent to it

Names involved

OswyThomas More

Provenance

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