English Reformation Parliament

Name: English Reformation Parliament
Start: 1541
End: 1542

Type Event Region England Time 1541–1542

From November 1541 to May 1542, Henry VIII convened his 23rd Parliament (often called the later sessions of the Reformation Parliament), passing acts…

Timeline

1541–1542Palace of Westminster · LondonHenry VIII's 23rd Parliament opened in November 1541, with an agenda focused on consolidating the Reformation: confirming the transfer of monastic property, strengthening the king's supreme headship of the church, and considering new legislative frameworks against heresy and treason.
1542Palace of Westminster · LondonIn 1542 this Parliament passed important acts including the Witchcraft Act (33 Hen. VIII c.8), making witchcraft a capital offense; it also adjusted the definition of treason to safeguard royal authority and legislated to confirm property and ecclesiastical jurisdiction arrangements after the dissolution of the monasteries. Parliament was dissolved in May 1542.

Sources

Statutes of the Realm, Volume III: Henry VIII — Record Commission (1817)
Reform and Reformation: England 1509–1558 — G. R. Elton (1977)