The preamble declared that the monarch possessed an imperial jurisdiction which was not subject to any foreign power. The act declared that appeals could not be made to Rome regarding Church court decisions 'in causes matrimonial' and other areas. The Act meant that Catherine could not appeal to Rome against her marriage annulment.
The Act of Supremacy (November 1534)
Gave legislative force to the royal supremacy. This act effectively accomplished the break from Rome.
The Act of Succession (April 1534)
Declared that: Henry's marriage to Catherine was void and to deny the validity of Henry's marriage to Anne was treasonable.
The Treason Act (November 1534)
Was tightened so that treason could be committed by the spoken word as well as by deed or writing and so that it was treasonable to describe the king as 'heretic, schismatic, tyrant, infidel or usurper of the Crown'.
The Act Annexing First Fruits and Tenths to the Crown (November 1534)
The Annates paid by a bishop, which had been 'intolerable' when paid to the Pope, now became perfectly acceptable when paid to the king. This Act increased the financial burden on the clergy, and strengthened the royal supremacy.
