The Tudor Society

Mary I turns back the clock decades

On this day in Tudor history, 12th November 1555, with the passing of the Second Statute of Repeal, Queen Mary I turned back the religious clock decades.

This Parliamentary act abolished every piece of legislation that had been passed against the Papacy since 1529, restoring papal authority and reuniting England with the Catholic Church of Rome once more.

One thing it didn't change, though, was the English monarchs status as supreme head of the Church in England.

And what about the land and property granted or sold to nobles from the dissolution of the monasteries? What did Mary I do about that?

Let me tell you...

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Mary I turns back the clock decades