Parliamentary Sessions 1529-1534
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- Created on: 02-11-15 14:09
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- From 'King and Parliament' to 'King-in-Parliament'
- Transition to 'King-in-Parliament'
- In 1529 when parliament was summoned, no one knew that they were sitting in a parliament that would change the power of the monarchy and the religion of England so dramatically
- The term 'Reformation Parliament' was not used before the 19th Century
- 1529-1531 Sessions
- 1529= Wolsey had fallen from power & the king was still searching for a way to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
- Cromwell was yet to rise to power
- Anti-clerical sentiment, but only 3 out of 26 statutes passed in the first session of 1529-31 dealt with religious matters.
- Parliament met again in Jan 1531
- Henry threatening to use his parliament as a method to put pressure on Pope Clement VII to act
- He told the Pope that he planned to refer his divorce case to parliament
- More of an attempt at blackmailing the Pope than a real threat
- He told the Pope that he planned to refer his divorce case to parliament
- Henry threatening to use his parliament as a method to put pressure on Pope Clement VII to act
- 1529= Wolsey had fallen from power & the king was still searching for a way to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
- 1532 Session
- Began in January and lasted until May
- Cromwell had been appointed to the King's Council and was starting to use his power to enable Henry to divorce Catherine
- Cromwell used
parliament to pass laws that would reinforce the king's supremacy over the
Church and to make divorce a reality
- The Act of Conditional
Restraint of Annates applied pressure to the Church
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Threatened to forbid
newly appointed bishops from making customary payments to the Pope
- Was not a straight-forward process as there was opposition in both the Commons and the Lords
- The act was made 'conditional' (delayed for a year) due to this opposition
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Threatened to forbid
newly appointed bishops from making customary payments to the Pope
- The Act of Conditional
Restraint of Annates applied pressure to the Church
- Cromwell used
parliament to pass laws that would reinforce the king's supremacy over the
Church and to make divorce a reality
- Anti-clericalism in the Commons was also manipulated by the production of a petition known as the Common's Supplication against the Ordinaries
- List of complaints against the Church to which Convocation (Church's version of parliament) was forced to submit
- 1533-1534 Sessions
- When Parliament met in Feb 1533 it was with some urgency
- Henry VIII had married Anne Boleyn, who was already pregnant, but the annulment from Catherine could still be challenged in Rome
- At this point, Cromwell drafted the Act in Restraint of Appeals, which could cut off any attempt by Catherine of Aragon to appeal her case in Rome
- Cromwell was very particular in drafting this bill, referring specifically to the idea of England as an Empire
- independent from foreign intervention
- King was in sole charge
- This Act allowed Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, too declare Henry's first marriage void under English law
- Cromwell was very particular in drafting this bill, referring specifically to the idea of England as an Empire
- At this point, Cromwell drafted the Act in Restraint of Appeals, which could cut off any attempt by Catherine of Aragon to appeal her case in Rome
- Henry needed to ensure that the new baby, whom he hoped would be a son, would be legitimate & that his marriage and succession would be unchallengeable under English parliamentary law
- Henry VIII had married Anne Boleyn, who was already pregnant, but the annulment from Catherine could still be challenged in Rome
- 1534= Parliament called again to confirm and enhance the new Royal Supremacy and the break with Rome
- Act of Annates made permanent
- Original plans to transfer these payments from the Pope to Henry faced serious opposition in the Lords and had to be changed so that they were stopped completely
- Act of Succession
- Made Princess Mary illegitimate and confirmed Princess Elizabeth as the new heir
- Included an oath, meaning Henry and Cromwell could monitor carefully any opposition to the new order
- Act of Supremacy
- Confirmed Henry's new position as supreme head of the Church
- Treason Act
- Widened the definition of treason
- Treason could be committed not only by deeds against the King or his family but also by words
- Widened the definition of treason
- Act of Annates made permanent
- When Parliament met in Feb 1533 it was with some urgency
- Transition to 'King-in-Parliament'
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