Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates

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The Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates was a 1532 English statute that curtailed payments from the clergy to the papacy, marking a key step in weakening papal authority and advancing Henry VIII’s break with Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of England
English statute
aimedAt papal authority in England
appliesTo English clergy
ecclesiastical benefices in England
associatedMonarchPolicy royal supremacy over the Church in England
category 1532 in England
1532 in law
English Reformation statutes
conditionSpecified payments of annates to be withheld if the pope refused royal demands
country Kingdom of England
dateEnacted 1532
effect curtailed payments of annates from English clergy to the papacy
strengthened royal control over the English Church
weakened papal authority in England
weakened papal financial control over the English Church
historicalSignificance early measure in the English Reformation legislation
key step in Henry VIII’s break with Rome
jurisdiction Parliament of England
language English
legalMechanism conditional restraint on payment of annates
legalStatus statute law
legislativeBody House of Commons of England
House of Lords of England
linked to: House of Lords
monarchDuringEnactment Henry VIII of England
politicalContext English Reformation
break with Rome
precedes Act in Absolute Restraint of Annates
region England
relatedTo Act in Restraint of Appeals
Act of Supremacy 1534
English ecclesiastical revenues
religion Roman Catholic Church (as target of financial restrictions)
religiousContext conflict between Henry VIII and Pope Clement VII
dispute over Henry VIII’s annulment from Catherine of Aragon
sponsor Henry VIII of England
subject annates
payments to the papacy
timePeriod 16th century
Tudor period
typeOfPaymentAffected first fruits
yearEnacted 1532

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Act for the Submission of the Clergy follows Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates
Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates precedes Act in Absolute Restraint of Annates
linked to: Act in Conditional Restraint of Annates