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Repealed English legislation

  • First Succession ActMarch 1534 marked the moment Parliament passed a law that would reshape England. The document itself bore the title Succession to the Crown Act 1533.
  • Acts of SupremacyOn the 3rd of November 1534, Parliament passed a law that changed everything. The Act of Supremacy declared King Henry VIII the only supreme head on Earth of…
  • Egyptians Act 1554In 1504, Sir John Arundell of Lanhere paid a fee of 20d to watch Egyptians dance before him. This transaction appears in his gentry books and stands as one…
  • Egyptians Act 1530The Parliament of England convened in 1531 to address a growing anxiety about Roma communities. King Henry VIII sat upon the throne during this turbulent…
  • Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1532Thomas Cromwell drafted the bill on behalf of King Henry VIII. The Parliament of England passed it during the first week of April 1533.