Reformation Parliament

• What was the name of the Parliament called by Henry in 1529?

  The Reformation Parliament
• What was the time period during which the Reformation Parliament met?

  From 1529 to 1536
• Who influenced Henry increasingly by 1531?

  Thomas Cromwell
• What did the Submission of the Clergy in 1532 entail?

  Clergy agreed to recognize Henry as 'Supreme head of the Church as far as the law of Christ allows'
• What restriction was placed on Convocation after 1532?


  It could not meet or pass laws without the King’s permission
• Who did Henry appoint as Archbishop after Warham's death in 1532?

  Thomas Cranmer
• What was the key development that led to the King’s Supremacy?

  Anne Boleyn’s pregnancy
• When did Henry know that Anne Boleyn was pregnant?


  By January 1533
• What action did Cranmer take regarding Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn?


  Cranmer married Henry to Anne to ensure the child's legitimacy
• What did Cranmer announce a few weeks after Henry's marriage to Anne?


  That Catherine and Henry had never been properly married
• What position did Thomas Cromwell hold in 1531?

  Member of the King’s Council
• What title was confirmed for Cromwell in April 1534?

  Principal Secretary and chief minister
• What was Cromwell's goal regarding royal authority?

  To ensure that royal authority was maintained effectively in all areas of the country
• What significant change occurred in 1536 regarding liberties and franchises?

  All existing liberties and franchises were abolished, giving the Crown the right to appoint JPs
• How was Wales incorporated into the English administrative system in 1536?

  Common Law replaced local custom and Wales was 'shired'
• What was the purpose of the Court of Augmentations established by Cromwell?

  To look after the former monastic estates
• What was the significance of the Treason Act of 1534?


  It widened the definition of treason to include words as well as actions
• What was the purpose of the Valor Eccesiasticus conducted by Cromwell in 1535?

  To enable the government to tax church property more effectively
• What were the key legislative acts passed during the Reformation Parliament?

  • 1533: The Act in Restraint of Appeals
  • 1534: The Act of Succession
  • 1534: The Act of Supremacy
  • 1534: The Treason Act
• What were the components necessary for legislation as established by the Reformation Parliament?

  • King
  • Lords
  • Commons
• What was the impact of the Reformation Parliament on the power of the Crown?

  • Increased the power of the Crown
  • Gave the King control of new areas of policy
  • Opened up extra sources of revenue
• What was the significance of the Act of Supremacy?


  • Declared Henry as the Supreme Head of the Church in England
  • Asserted that Kings of England had always been head of the Church
• What were the consequences of the Treason Act of 1534?


  • Expanded the definition of treason
  • Made it treasonous to deny the King as head of the Church
  • Allowed for the disposal of opposition