Bishop
Consecrated as the Bishoop of Coventry & Lichfield
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1534 in England
Explore 170 historical events and records for England in 1534.
Historical records for England in 1534
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January
March
Marriage
Marries Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton
Marriage
Pope Clement VII declares Henry VIIIs marriage to Anne Boleyn null & void
Marriage
The Pope declares that Henry's marriage to Catherine is valid
Legislation
The Act of Succession is passed. Only children from Henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn are lawful heirs
Reform of Royal Succession
The Act of Succession is passed. Only children from Henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn are lawful heirs
Act of Succession
Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession. All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome
Appointment of Bishops Act
The Appointment of Bishops Act transfers control of episcopal appointments from papal provision to royal procedures.
Legislation
All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome
Legislation
Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession
Peter's Pence Act
Parliament ends Peter's Pence and other payments formerly made from England to Rome.
Reformation Parliament
All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome
Reformation Parliament
Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession
Reformation, The
All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome
Reformation, The
Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession
Submission of Clergy Act
Parliament confirms the Submission of the Clergy and limits independent ecclesiastical legislation.
Succession
All the King's subjects are required to swear to the legitimacy of his marriage and to accept the King's new powers and the break from Rome
Succession
Members of both Houses are required to swear an oath accepting the Act of Succession
Succession Act
Parliament gives statutory force to Henry VIII's new dynastic settlement after the break with Catherine of Aragon.
Succession Act
Princess Elizabeth is recognised as heir presumptive after the birth of Anne Boleyn's daughter.
Succession Act
Princess Mary is excluded from the succession after the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
Succession Act
The Act declares Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon invalid for purposes of the royal succession.
Succession Act
The Act excludes Mary from the succession and recognises Elizabeth as heir presumptive.
Succession Act
The First Succession Act gives statutory force to Henry VIII's marriage settlement and succession through Anne Boleyn.
Succession Act
The First Succession Act receives royal assent, settling the succession on the children of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Succession Act
The First Succession Act recognises Anne Boleyn as Henry VIII's lawful wife and her children as legitimate heirs.
April
Act of Succession
The London clergy accept the oath. The commissioners offer the Oath to Sir Thomas More and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, both of whom refuse it
Act of Succession
Asserts Parliaments authority to legislate in matters of religion by denying the authority of the Pope, which More would not accept. Asks to appear before a commission and swear allegiance to the Act of Succession, More accepts Parliaments right to declare Anne the legitimate Queen of England, but refuses to take the oath because of an anti-papal preface to the Act
Interrogation at Lambeth Palace
More is questioned at Lambeth Palace over the oath connected with the Act of Succession.
Legislation
Asks to appear before a commission and swear allegiance to the Act of Succession, More accepts Parliaments right to declare Anne the legitimate Queen of England, but refuses to take the oath because of an anti-papal preface to the Act
Oath of Succession
Thomas More accepts Parliament's power over succession but refuses the oath because it rejects papal authority.
Oath of Succession
Thomas More is summoned to swear the oath recognising Henry VIII's marriage settlement and succession.
Act of Succession
Imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he writes his devotional Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation
Arrest of Thomas More
Thomas More is arrested after refusing to swear the oath required by the succession settlement.
Arrest of Thomas More
Sir Thomas More is arrested for refusing to take the oath of succession
Arrest of Thomas More
Imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he writes his devotional Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation
Imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he
Imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he writes his devotional Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation
Imprisonment
Thomas More is imprisoned in the Tower of London after refusing the oath of succession.
Imprisonment in the Tower
More is committed to the Tower of London after refusing the required oath.
Act of Succession
An order is issued that all citizens of London are to swear the Oath
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