The Act of Succession 1536

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Thomas_Cromwell
gptkb:The_Church_of_England
gptkb:Tudor_monarchy
Political alliances
Noble families
The English Reformation
Succession disputes
Court politics
Royal marriages
Legitimacy issues
Royal_succession
Crown_authority
gptkbp:consequences Legal_recognition_of_Elizabeth_I_as_heir
gptkbp:context gptkb:English_Reformation
gptkbp:controversy Debate over legitimacy of heirs
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced literature and art of the period
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:The_Act_of_Succession_1544
gptkb:Parliament_of_England
gptkbp:enforces Implemented_by_the_Crown
gptkbp:focus_area Succession rights
gptkbp:historical_analysis Subject of historical analysis
gptkbp:historical_significance Varied among historians
gptkbp:historicalContext Political_turmoil_in_England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Tudor_period
Established a new royal lineage
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_event_in_the_English_Reformation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Act of Succession 1536
gptkbp:impact Declared_Mary_I_illegitimate
Altered_the_line_of_succession_to_the_English_throne
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:The_Act_of_Supremacy_1534
The Act of Restraint of Appeals
gptkbp:legacy Continues to be studied in legal history
gptkbp:legalStatus Statute
Changed royal succession laws
Set a precedent for future succession acts
Part_of_the_English_legal_system
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:The_Act_of_Succession_1544
gptkbp:partOf Tudor_legislation
gptkbp:politicalRole Strengthened_the_position_of_Anne_Boleyn
gptkbp:primaryMission Historical texts
Parliamentary records
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Marriage_of_Henry_VIII_and_Anne_Boleyn
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Mary_I
gptkb:Elizabeth_I
gptkb:Henry_VIII
gptkb:Anne_Boleyn
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Henry_VIII
gptkb:Anne_Boleyn
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:The_Act_of_Succession_1544
gptkbp:significance Established_the_succession_of_the_children_of_Henry_VIII_and_Anne_Boleyn
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1536