# Canonical recap data for English Reformation Parliament Convenes (1534)
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slug: english-reformation-1534
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1534/english-reformation-1534"
title: English Reformation Parliament Convenes
subtitle: Henry VIII's break with Rome through parliamentary act establishes the Church of England and reorients English religious and political authority.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1534-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1534
decade: 1530
country:
name: England
slug: england
summaryShort: "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 movement"
summaryLong: "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."
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "English Reformation"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Reformation"
  title: English Reformation
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
- revolution
metaDescription: 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 t
wikidataQid: Q1645505
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260623011921/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Reformation"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-23
  label: English Reformation
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Reformation"
taxonomy:
domain: religious
eventTypes:
- schism
- ideological_manifesto
canonicalClasses:
- transformation
- conflict
- governance
impactRadius: civilizational
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: birth
