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Notable Tudor Laws

By: David Loades and Mei Trow and

Updated: 03-26-2016

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The key stages in the development of Tudor government are marked by the passage of acts of Parliament. Indeed, the Tudors never claimed the right to make laws by any other means. Here are some of the more significant laws made by the Tudor monarchs:

1489: Justices of the Peace
1504: Statute of Liveries
1510: Sumptuary Laws
1533: Act of Appeals
1534: Act of Supremacy
1536: Franchises
1536: Act for the Dissolution of the Monasteries
1539: Act of Six Articles
1547: Treasons Act
1547: Dissolution of the Chantries
1549: First Act of Uniformity
1552: Second Act of Uniformity
1553: First Act of Repeal
1554: Heresy
1554: Second Act of Repeal
1559: Act of Supremacy
1559: Act of Uniformity
1563: Statute of Artificers
1581: Against Reconciliation With Rome
1585: For the Queen’s Surety
1601: Poor Law

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Professor David Loades is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wales and has taught history at universities including St Andrews and Durham. He has written many books on the Tudor period and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Mei Trow is a history tutor, lecturer and author who has written numerous historical books on topics ranging from Jack the Ripper to Boudicca. His recent TV work includes Ancient Discoveries and Spartacus for The History Channel.

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