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The Act also created several offences of high treason connected with interrupting the succession to the throne of any person so chosen, [2] or with saying that Henry's first two marriages to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn had been valid, or that his third marriage to Jane Seymour was invalid, or with saying either of his daughters were ...
The Succession to the Crown Act, or Act of Succession, may refer to a number of pieces of English law passed in the reign of Henry VIII: The Succession to the Crown Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8. c. 22) The Succession to the Crown Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8. c. 2) The Succession to the Crown Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 7) The Succession to the Crown Act 1543 (35 ...
This was followed by the Second Succession Act (the Succession to the Crown Act 1536), which declared Henry's children by Jane to be next in the line of succession and declared both Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate, thus excluding them from the throne. The King was granted the power to further determine the line of succession in his will, should ...
Nothing is certain but death and taxes, and where those two intersect -- wills and the estates people leave behind when they pass -- there's supposed to be some certainty as well.
Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.
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The 6th Parliament of King Henry VIII, which met from 8 June 1536 until 18 July 1536. This session was also traditionally cited as 28 H. 8 . Note that c. 24 was traditional listed as two separate acts, c. 18 and c. 7 ; and cc. 18–52 were traditionally cited as private acts cc. 1 – 35 .
Notes by John Gough Nichols, showing the effect of the will of Henry VIII on the succession to the throne of England. The constitutional standing of Henry VIII's last will depended on the Third Succession Act that received royal assent in 1544. Section VI of the act provides that the line of succession, if not continued by the king's children ...