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1534 and 1559. Acts of Parliament that confirmed the supreme position of the monarch in the Church of England.

The first Act of Supremacy was passed in the reign of Henry VIII and stated that the king (and not the Pope) was the supreme head of the Church of England. An assembly approved Henry's new title, and it was declared that he and his successors ought to be the only supreme heads. The title was used by the young Protestant king, Edward VI, and, for some time, by his sister and successor, Mary I, who tried to re-catholicise the country. Paradoxically, she could only do so by using her authority as head of church until she could eventually restore the supremacy of the Pope.

In 1559, the year after Elizabeth I's accession to the throne, another Act of Supremacy was passed. It made the Queen the "Supreme Governor" of the Church of England, which is the title that is still in use today.

Sources

Arnold-Baker, Charles. The Companion to British History. Tunbridge Wells: Longcross Press, 1996.
Cannon, John. A Dictionary of British History. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.

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-The Act of Supremacy was passed in 1534 during the Reformation Parliament. It stated that the King is to be the supreme head of the English Church. Further, he was approved in an assembly and it was declared that he and his successors ought to be the only supreme head.In 1534 Henry transferred the act to vicegerent Thomas Cromwell. Under [[Mary I]], who try to re-Catholicise the country, the title was banned and the Pope became head of the church again. The act was affirmed in 1558 under [[Elizabeth I]], stating that the Queen ought to be the supreme Governor by oath of all ecclesiastical offices.
+and 1559. Acts of [[Parliament]] that confirmed the supreme position of the monarch in the [[Church of England]].
+The first Act of Supremacy was passed in the reign of [[Henry VIII]] and stated that the king (and not the Pope) was the supreme head of the [[Church of England]]. An assembly approved Henry's new title, and it was declared that he and his successors ought to be the only supreme heads. The title was used by the young [[Protestantism|Protestant]] king, [[Edward VI]], and, for some time, by his sister and successor, [[Mary I]], who tried to [[Catholicism|re-catholicise]] the country. Paradoxically, she could only do so by using her authority as head of church until she could eventually restore the supremacy of the Pope.
-Arnold-Baker, Charles. [[The Companion to British History]]. Place???: Longcross Press, 1996.
+In 1559, the year after [[Elizabeth I]]'s accession to the throne, another Act of Supremacy was passed. It made the Queen the "Supreme Governor" of the Church of England, which is the title that is still in use today.
-Cannon, John. [[A Dictionary of British History]]. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.
+== Sources ==
+* Arnold-Baker, Charles. ''The Companion to British History''. Tunbridge Wells: Longcross Press, 1996.
+* Cannon, John. ''A Dictionary of British History''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.