In 1534,the Act of Supremacy

A) reinstated the pope as head of the Church of England.
B) declared that there was no head of the Church of England.
C) made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.
D) made the Archbishop of Canterbury the head of the Church of England.
E) required that the head of the Church of England be elected every five years.

Act of Supremacy

The 1534 legislation passed by the English Parliament that recognized Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England, marking the start of the English Reformation.

1534

A year notable for events like the enactment of the Act of Supremacy, which established King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England.

Church of England

The primary state church of England, established in the 16th century by King Henry VIII's separation from the Roman Catholic Church.