The Act of Supremacy 1571

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:The_Act_of_Supremacy_1603
subsequent acts of Parliament
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:consequences required an oath of allegiance to the monarch
gptkbp:context Elizabethan religious policy
gptkbp:controversy opposition from Catholics
gptkbp:date_enacted 1571
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
secure the Protestant establishment in England
gptkbp:enforces the ecclesiastical courts
required bishops to take the oath
gptkbp:established the monarch's authority over ecclesiastical appointments
gptkbp:historical_context post-Reformation England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Act of Supremacy 1571
gptkbp:impact strengthened the Anglican Church
gptkbp:influenced the development of Anglicanism
subsequent religious legislation in England
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:The_Act_of_Supremacy_1534
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Catholic dissenters
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal arguments regarding church-state relations
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to its implications for religious freedom
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:the_Jesuits
gptkbp:is_promoted_by the Protestant establishment
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_significant_for the consolidation of Protestant power in England
gptkbp:is_subject_to interpretation by the courts
gptkbp:is_targeted_at Catholic opposition groups
gptkbp:is_used_to justify the execution of dissenters
gptkbp:knockouts on all subjects of the crown
gptkbp:led_to the establishment of the Church of England as a national church
gptkbp:legal_issue Catholic advocates
gptkbp:notable_for its impact on church-state relations in England.
gptkbp:part_of English legal history
gptkbp:passes_through the reign of Elizabeth I
gptkbp:purpose to reaffirm the supremacy of the monarch over the Church of England
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:the_House_of_Commons
gptkb:the_House_of_Lords
the year 1571
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:The_English_Reformation
gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
gptkb:The_Thirty-Nine_Articles
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:The_Act_of_Supremacy_1650
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:The_Act_of_Uniformity_1559
gptkbp:resulted_in persecution of dissenters
gptkbp:significance established the monarch as the Supreme Governor of the Church
gptkbp:used_for a tool for political control
gptkbp:was_influenced_by political pressures of the time
gptkbp:was_part_of the broader context of European religious conflicts
the Elizabethan Religious Settlement
the legal framework of the Church of England
gptkbp:was_supported_by Protestant reformers
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:the_English_Parliament
gptkbp:written_in the context of religious turmoil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5