henry viii - cromwell's domestic policies

Question 1

Act Annexing the First Fruits and Tenths to Crown

Answer 1

1534
- annates originally paid to Pope by bishop were acceptable to pay to king
- increased financial burden on clergy
- consolidated royal supremacy

Question 2

Treason Act

Answer 2

1534
- treason could be committed by words, not only deeds and writting

Question 3

Act of Succession

Answer 3

1534
- treason to deny validity of Henry’s marriage to Anne
- declared that Catherine and Henry’s marriage was void
- any child with Anne would be heir, not Mary
- oath taken by people to affirm their acceptance of marriage to Anne

Question 4

Act in Restraints of Appeals

Answer 4

1533
- gave monarch imperial jurisidiction (official powers to make legal judgements without permission of Church)
- declared that people couldn’t appeal to Pope regarding martial issues
- prevented Catherine from appealing to Pope about annulment

Question 5

Act of Supremacy

Answer 5

1534
- gave legislative force to king
- royal supremacy over church
- accomplished break from Rome