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The English Reformation under Henry VIII: key Acts and dates: Multiple Choice
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- 01Which immediate consequence followed the collection of Acts in the 1530s (Supremacy, Suppression, Six Articles):
- 02Which 1539 Act reaffirmed many traditional Catholic doctrines (e.g., transubstantiation) and punished certain doctrinal dissent with severe penalties?
- 03Which Act (and year) declared the king "Supreme Head of the Church of England," removing papal authority?
- 04Which 1534 Act required subjects to recognise the legitimacy of Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn and the succession, making denial unlawful?
- 05Which Act (1534) made it treason to deny the king's supremacy and helped criminalise opposition to the royal divorce and succession changes?
- 06Which 1539 legislation completed the large-scale suppression by allowing the Crown to dissolve the remaining larger monasteries and absorb their lands?
- 07Which 1533 measure removed the right of English subjects to appeal to the Pope in Rome, enabling royal control over ecclesiastical cases?
- 08Which 1536 legislation initiated the systematic closure of smaller monasteries, transferring their wealth to the Crown?