History A-Level
Royal supremacy and the break with Rome
What Royal supremacy and the break with Rome means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The Act of Supremacy 1534 made Henry VIII head of the Church of England, transferring headship of the church from the pope to the monarch.
Topics that use Royal supremacy and the break with Rome
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 1 Changes in governance at the centre (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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