Succession to the Crown Act
- Succession to the Crown Act
The Succession to the Crown Act, or Act of Succession, may refer to a number of pieces of English law passed in the reign of Henry VIII:
*The Succession to the Crown Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8 c.22)
*The Succession to the Crown Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8 c.2)
*The Succession to the Crown Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8 c.7)
*The Succession to the Crown Act 1543 (35 Hen. 8 c.1) (often incorrectly given as 1544)
It may also refer to the first statute in the reign of James I:
*The Succession to the Crown Act 1603 (1 Jac. 1 c.1)
It may also refer to an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed during the reign of Queen Anne:
*The Succession to the Crown Act 1707
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