Act of Supremacy

Act passed in 1534 by Parliament under Henry VIII’s direction declaring the king to be, “the only supreme head on earth of the Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more of England,” affectively severing the Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more in England from Rome and initiating the English ReformationA revolutionary religious movement during the 16th century Europe that initially sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church but led to the emergence o... more.