In an attempt to force Pope Clement VII to come to a favourable
conclusion in his divorce suit, Henry VIII confiscates all annates
(also known as the first fruits of benefices) usually passed to the
papacy from the English Church. In January, Parliament had passed
an Act which drastically cut down the size of these payments; now
they are withdrawn completely.
Please
log in to
consult the article in its entirety. If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing
institution (
see List), you should be able to access the LE on
campus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we
offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a
personal user account with your institutional email address. If
you are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal
subscription. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under
Individual Subcriptions.
61 words
Citation:
Editors, Litencyc. "Henry VIII confiscates annates to pressure Pope Clement VII for his divorce". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14483, accessed 06 May 2024.]
Save this article
If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to
your 'Account' here