Episode 3 of 6

Passage of the Statute in Restraint of Appeals

When: April 1533
Where: Parliament of England
Part of: English Reformation Crisis: Statute, Marriage, and Excommunication

Parliament passed the Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1533, forbidding appeals to Rome and asserting royal jurisdiction over church matters.

The act, also known as the Statute in Restraint of Appeals, was passed in the first week of April 1533. It forbade judicial appeals to the papacy and exacted penalties against those introducing papal bulls into England, establishing a legal framework for royal supremacy.

Sources

Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1532 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
Anne Boleyn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01

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