Submission of the Clergy

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Under Henry VIII, the clergy relinquished its right to make provincial laws without royal licence. This statute followed a campaign against English ecclesiastics’ legal power, at a time when Henry’s relationship with Rome had reached crisis over his impending divorce with Catherine of Aragon, and the monarch was implementing a campaign to centralise national authority and guard against revolt.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Submission of the Clergy". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 June 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1563, accessed 19 March 2024.]

1563 Submission of the Clergy 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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