English Reformation Parliament

The English Reformation Parliament was so-called because it was the Parliament, commencing in 1529, that passed and enabled the major pieces of legislation leading to the English Reformation. The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope The names of these acts (and others) may be found at the List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament to 1600. This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body's existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707

After the failure of Thomas Wolsey to win the Blackfriars tribunal Henry VIII of England began to get frustrated. Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He was left without a male heir and his wife was past child-bearing age. In 1529, Henry opened what would become known as the Reformation Parliament. The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope It opened in the month of October and ran until December without actually having a coherent plan on what to do. Because of this, Henry used it to discredit Thomas Wolsey. Soon after this Henry turned his attentions on the church.

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Acts

The major pieces of legislation from the Reformation Parliament included:

1529 Clergy legal privilege removed

An Act passed to prevent the Clergy being subject to separate canonical courts. Canonical is an Adjective derived from canon. Canon comes from the Greek word kanon, "rule" (perhaps originally from Instead they were now to be tried under the same circumstances as a commoner.

1530 Praemunire charges reinstated

The Parliament accepted the reinstatement of the charge named Praemunire where individuals could be convicted of a crime for appealing to any power outside of the realm for resolution of a situation within England. Praemunire (an error from Latin præmonere to pre-admonish or forewarn was an offence in English law that took its name from the introductory words of the In particular, the law was aimed at those recognising the Pope's authority. The law gave leave that charges could be dropped if fines of £118,000 were paid.

1532 Rome deprived of a portion of Annates normally remitted

First Act of Annates (the Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates) is passed allowing only 5% of money normally remitted to Rome. Annates ( Latin annatae) were the whole of the first year's profits of a Roman Catholic Benefice which were generally given to the Papal Annates were monies (church taxes effectively) that were collected in England and sent to Rome. They were levied on any diocese by Rome as payment in return for the nomination and Papal authorization for the consecration of a Bishop. One third of the first year's revenues from the particular diocese went to Rome. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. The king passed legislation threatening to deprive the pope of these revenues. During this year even more intensive work was done to try to get Pope Clement to agree to the divorce Henry required. The Parliament threatened that if Henry did not get his annulment/divorce within a year, that all payments to Rome would be stopped. Annulment in the Catholic Church See also Annulment (Catholic Church In the Roman Catholic Church, a marriage is considered to be a valid contract The anti-clerical Act titled Supplication Against the Ordinaries was also passed. Anti-clericalism is a historical movement that opposes Religious (generally Catholic institutional power and influence real or alleged in all aspects of public and political The Supplication against the Ordinaries was a petition passed by the House of Commons in 1532.

1533 All appeals to Rome, religious or otherwise forbidden

Annates threat carried out but not yet legalised by Parliament. Cromwells Act in Restraint of Appeals was passed, preparing the way for further praemunire charges against leading Catholic clergy and nobles who disagreed with the King's wish to divorce. The Statute in Restraint of Appeals – Short title Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1532 – (citation 24 Henry VIII

1534 Act of Supremacy; Annates reserved to the English Crown

Second Act of Annates passed, called the Act in Absolute Restraint of Annates. Annates ( Latin annatae) were the whole of the first year's profits of a Roman Catholic Benefice which were generally given to the Papal The Act Concerning Ecclesiastical Appointments and Absolute Restraint of Annates – Short title Appointment Of Bishops Act 1533 ( 25 Henry VIII c The annates were, along with the supremacy over the church in England, reserved to the crown, and the British crown now took all revenue charged for the appointment of bishops. The Act of First Fruits and Tenths transferred the taxes on ecclesiastical income from the Pope to the Crown. The Peter's Pence Act outlawed landowners paying one penny to the Pope. The Act Concerning Peter's Pence and Dispensations – Short title Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 – ( 25 Henry VIII c Peter's Pence is the practice of lay members of the Roman Catholic Church providing financial support to the Holy See. The Treasons Act 1534 made it high treason punishable by death to deny Royal Supremacy. Treasons Act 1534 (citation 26 Henry VIII c 13) was an Act passed by the English Parliament during the reign of King Henry VIII of England See also Treason, High treason in the United Kingdom High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's country Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The first Act of Supremacy (among other things) began the process by which the dissolution of monasteries was to be undertaken throughout the British realm. The first Act of Supremacy granted King Henry VIII of England Royal Supremacy which is still the legal authority of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded It was consolidated by the second Act of Supremacy in 1559.

1536 Papal authority outlawed

References

Lehmberg, Stanford E, (1970). The Reformation Parliament 1529-1536. The Cambridge University Press.

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