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Well I know Luther rarely used the term. Henry's Parliament of 1529-36 is known as the 'Reformation Parliament' but there was no 'Act of Reformation'. The principal laws passed (from the History of Parliament Online) were: "1534: the *Act of Succession* <http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/node/68766#Ref:ActSuc> made Anne’s daughter, Elizabeth, Henry’s heir, and declared her half-sister, Mary, illegitimate. (This was later changed. When he died, Henry named his three children as his heirs: Edward, Mary and Elizabeth) - 1534: The *Act of Supremacy* stated that Henry had always been the ‘*Supreme Head* <http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/node/68766#Ref:SupHead>’ of the Church of England and Henry and his government took control of the Church. - 1534: The *Treason Act* made opposing either the *Act of Succession* <http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/node/68766#Ref:ActSuc> or the *Act of Supremacy* punishable by death. - 1534: The *Act of Annates* awarded church taxes ( a tax raised by the church from ordinary people) that had gone to Rome to the King instead. - 1536: *Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries Act* began the *dissolution of the monasteries* <http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/node/68766#Ref:Diss>. A survey, carried out by the King’s leading minister Thomas Cromwell <http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/node/68745/>, had found that the monasteries and other religious houses were full of corrupt and immoral practices. This act decreed that the smaller monasteries were to be closed. It started the process that would see the closure of all the religious houses in England. Their property went to the King." On 8 December 2014 at 19:26, Roger C <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Certainly not "The Reformation" - more likely something like the Rift with > Rome. > > But wtfdik, ask Robin, > > Roger > > > -----Original Message----- From: Mark Weiss > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 6:33 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Query > > > Received this from a friend: "What would contemporary court types have > called Henry VIII's religious break from Rome? I'm editing a novel in which > Anne Seymour keeps calling it 'The Reformation.'" > > Got me curious, and I have no idea. Anybody have an answer, before I > bother Robin Hamilton? > -- David Joseph Bircumshaw Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw Tumblr: http://zantikus.tumblr.com/ twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/ Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.com