parliament

• Henry VII made little change and only used Parliament for taxation.
• Henry VIII reformed Parliament to include spiritual and temporal matters following the reformation, before the break with Rome, religious matters were not dealt with by parliament.
• Henry VIII made the monarch's powers exercisable through the parliamentary system.
• During the reformation (1529- 36), Parliament held sessions almost annually.
• Wolsey, when in government, rarely used Parliament.
• Wolsey made little attempt to hide his contempt for Parliament and the nobility.
• Cromwell used Parliament to its potential and made changes that lasted into Elizabeth's reign.
• Cromwell drafted acts of Parliament securing Henry VIII as head of the Church of England, including the Oath of Supremacy and Treason Act.
• Prior to the 1530s, the role of Parliament was limited to clarifying existing laws, Cromwell enhanced the status and produced a wide range of statutes.
• Parliament emerged from 25 years; extreme change
• Elizabeth I constrained parliament through royal prerogative in 1571 and 1593 to prevent discussions of state matters.
• Elizabeth I faced parliament due to royal prerogative and had to veto the communion bill in 1571.
• Parliament was no longer subservient to the crown.
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  P went through a major revolution in the 1530s;