- Second Statute of Repeal
The Second Statute of Repeal, is an Act of the
Parliament of England (1 & 2 Ph. & M. c. 8) passed in the Third Parliament of Mary I of England in1555 , followed theFirst Statute of Repeal of1553 . This first statute had abolished all religious legislation passed underEdward VI , and the Second Statute built on it by abolishing all religious legislation passed against the Papacy from1529 (the fall ofThomas Cardinal Wolsey [ [http://www.cofc.edu/~mccandla/Mary.html Outline - Mary Tudor ] ] ), inHenry VIII 's reign. It did this while allowing Mary to keep the title of "Supreme Head " of theChurch of England , a title that had been given to the monarch of England by Henry VIII'sAct of Supremacy , passed in1534 [ [http://www.cofc.edu/~mccandla/Mary.html Outline - Mary Tudor ] ] . It was supported by the landed classes, as it guaranteed them the monastic land that had been taken from them in theDissolution of the Monasteries .The Statutes of Repeal were eventually nullified by
Elizabeth I 'sAct of Uniformity 1559 .ee also
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First Statute of Repeal
*Revival of the Heresy Acts References
External links
* [http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/statuterepeal2.htm Apparent partial text of the Second Statute of Repeal]
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