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English Reformation Crisis: Statute, Marriage, and Excommunication

When
1533
Where
Parliament of England; London; St Stephen's Chapel; Dunstable Priory; Westminster Abbey; Greenwich Palace
Episodes
6

In 1533, England enacted the Statute in Restraint of Appeals, forbidding appeals to Rome. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn held a second wedding service in January. Cranmer was consecrated as a bishop, declared Catherine's marriage null, and validated Henry's union with Anne. Anne was crowned, and Princess Elizabeth was born in September.

Episodes

  1. 25 January 1533 · LondonFormal Marriage to Anne Boleyn

    Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn held a second private wedding service in London on 25 January 1533, following a secret ceremony in 1532.

  2. 30 March 1533 · St Stephen's ChapelConsecration of Thomas Cranmer

    Thomas Cranmer was consecrated as a bishop on 30 March 1533 in St Stephen's Chapel.

  3. April 1533 · Parliament of EnglandPassage of the Statute in Restraint of Appeals

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

  4. 23 May 1533 · Dunstable PrioryAnnulment of Catherine of Aragon

    Archbishop Cranmer declared Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon null and void on 23 May 1533.

  5. 1 June 1533 · Westminster AbbeyCoronation of Anne Boleyn

    Anne Boleyn was crowned queen consort at Westminster Abbey on 1 June 1533 in a magnificent ceremony.

  6. 7 September 1533 · Greenwich PalaceBirth of Princess Elizabeth

    Anne Boleyn gave birth to Princess Elizabeth at Greenwich Palace on 7 September 1533.

Background and detail

Legislative Restraint of Appeals. The Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1533, passed in the first week of April, forbade judicial appeals to the papacy. It exacted penalties against those introducing papal bulls into England. This act was followed a year later by the Act of Supremacy 1534, which designated Henry as the supreme head of the Church of England.

Marriage and Annulment. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn held a second private wedding service in London on 25 January 1533, following a secret ceremony in 1532. After Cranmer's consecration, he declared Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon null and void on 23 May 1533. Five days later, on 28 May, Cranmer declared the marriage of Henry and Anne good and valid.

Coronation and Birth. Anne Boleyn was crowned queen consort at Westminster Abbey on 1 June 1533 in a ceremony followed by a banquet. In September, she gave birth to a daughter at Greenwich Palace. The child, born slightly prematurely on 7 September 1533, was named Elizabeth after her grandmothers.

People involved

Sources

  1. Ecclesiastical Appeals Act 1532 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
  2. Anne Boleyn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
  3. Thomas Cranmer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06
  4. Elizabeth I Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09

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