Act of Succession
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- Saint John Fisher
In March 1534 the Act of Succession declared Henryâs marriage to Catherine void and that with Anne Boleyn valid. On the following April 13 Fisher and Sir Thomas More jointly refused to take the oath required by the Act on the grounds that, while willing to accept the successionâŠ
Read MoreIn March 1534 the Act of Succession declared Henryâs marriage to Catherine void and that with Anne Boleyn valid. On the following April 13 Fisher and Sir Thomas More jointly refused to take the oath required by the Act on the grounds that, while willing to accept the successionâŠ
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Thomas MoreIndictment, trial, and executionâŠassent under oath to the Act of Succession, which declared the kingâs marriage with Catherine void and that with Anne valid. This More was willing to do, acknowledging that Anne was in fact anointed queen. But he refused the oath as then administered because it entailed a repudiation of papalâŠ
Read MoreâŠassent under oath to the Act of Succession, which declared the kingâs marriage with Catherine void and that with Anne valid. This More was willing to do, acknowledging that Anne was in fact anointed queen. But he refused the oath as then administered because it entailed a repudiation of papalâŠ
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