Thomas Cromwell Appointed Vicegerent
Henry appoints Thomas Cromwell as vicegerent in spirituals, giving a lay minister exceptional authority to supervise reform of the English Church.
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1535 in England
Explore 129 historical events and records for England in 1535.
Historical records for England in 1535
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January
Valor Ecclesiasticus Commissioned
Cromwell directs a nationwide valuation of ecclesiastical wealth that supplies the Crown with detailed information about clerical and monastic revenues.
February
Legislation
The Treason Act comes into force
Reform of Treason Law
The Treason Act comes into force
Treason
The Treason Act comes into force
Treasons Act
The Treasons Act comes into force and gives legal force to penalties against opponents of royal supremacy.
Treasons Act
The Treasons Act comes into force, increasing the danger for those who reject the king's supremacy.
Treasons Act
The Treasons Act comes into force, strengthening the legal penalties for opposition to royal supremacy.
March
Rebellion of Rebels in Maynooth
Kildare is defeated at Maynooth Castle, County Kildare
Rebellion of Rebels in Maynooth Castle
Kildare is defeated at Maynooth Castle, County Kildare
Maynooth
Sir William Skeffington captures Maynooth Castle, the chief stronghold of the Kildare rebellion.
Maynooth
Sir William Skeffington captures Maynooth Castle, the main stronghold of the Kildare rebellion.
April
Arrest of Clergy preaching papal supremacy
Orders the imprisonment of the Clergy preaching Papal supremacy
Arrest of Clergy preaching papal supremacy
Cromwell orders the imprisonment of the Clergy preaching Papal supremacy
Augustine Webster Arrested over Supremacy Oath
Augustine Webster is arrested after refusing the royal supremacy demanded from religious communities during Henry VIII's break with Rome.
John Houghton Taken into Custody
John Houghton is arrested after refusing to recognise Henry VIII as supreme head of the English Church and is committed for treason proceedings.
Richard Reynolds Arrested for Supremacy Opposition
Richard Reynolds is taken into custody for rejecting the king's religious supremacy and defending continued obedience to papal authority.
Robert Lawrence Arrested over Royal Supremacy
Robert Lawrence is detained with fellow Carthusians after maintaining that spiritual authority cannot be transferred from the pope to the king.
May
Execution of Augustine Webster
Augustine Webster is hanged, drawn and quartered after refusing the oath recognising Henry VIII's ecclesiastical supremacy.
Execution of John Houghton
John Houghton is hanged, drawn and quartered after refusing to accept Henry VIII as supreme head of the English Church.
Execution of Richard Reynolds
Richard Reynolds is executed for opposing the royal supremacy and defending the authority of the papacy.
Execution of Robert Lawrence
Robert Lawrence is executed for rejecting the royal supremacy and maintaining obedience to papal authority.
Cardinal
Paul III creates Fisher Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitalis, in the hope of inducing Henry to ease Fishers treatment, the effect is precisely the reverse
Dissolution
Cromwell had undertaken an inventory of the assets and income of the entire ecclesiastical estate of England and Wales through local commissioners who reported in May 1535
Humphrey Middlemore Arrested
Humphrey Middlemore is arrested for refusing the supremacy settlement and is held before prosecution for treason.
Sebastian Newdigate Arrested
Sebastian Newdigate is arrested after resisting repeated efforts to secure his acceptance of Henry VIII's ecclesiastical supremacy.
William Exmew Arrested
William Exmew is detained for maintaining Carthusian opposition to the royal supremacy despite pressure from the government.
June
Oath of Succession
A special commission for Fishers trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church
Treason
Found guilty of treason & sentenced to death
Treason
A special commission for Fishers trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church
Trial
Found guilty of treason & sentenced to death
Trial
Deprived of his position of Bishop of Rochester by the Act of Attainder, treated as a commoner, and tried by jury, found guilty, and condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. A special commission for Fishers trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church
Execution of Humphrey Middlemore
Humphrey Middlemore is executed with fellow Carthusians after rejecting the oath of royal supremacy.
Execution of Sebastian Newdigate
Sebastian Newdigate is hanged, drawn and quartered after refusing repeated pressure to acknowledge the king's religious supremacy.
Execution of William Exmew
William Exmew is executed for maintaining the Carthusian refusal to accept Henry VIII as supreme head of the Church.
Constitution of England
Appointed Supreme Head of the Church
Death of John Fisher
Death of John Fisher, executed
Execution
Executed for refusing to acknowledge the King as Head of the Church. Deprived of his position of Bishop of Rochester by the Act of Attainder, treated as a commoner, and tried by jury, found guilty, and condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn
Execution
John Fisher is executed after refusing to accept Henry VIII's supremacy over the Church.
Execution
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, is executed
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