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title: "English Reformation Parliament Convenes"
year: 1534
country: "England"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1534/english-reformation-1534"
slug: "english-reformation-1534"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1534-01-01"
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# English Reformation Parliament Convenes

> Henry VIII's break with Rome through parliamentary act establishes the Church of England and reorients English religious and political authority.

## Summary

The English Reformation began in 16th-century England when the Church of England broke away first from the authority of the pope and bishops over the King and then from some doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church. These events were part of the wider European Reformation: various religious and political movements that affected both the practice of Christianity in Western and Central Europe and relations between church and state.

## Sources

- [English Reformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Reformation) - Wikipedia

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