Canterbury as the New Rome: Dispensations and Henry VIII's Reformation

An important way in which the late medieval papacy exercised its authority over the English Church was by granting dispensations, special graces that allowed exceptions to canon law in certain instances, notably permitting marriages between close kin. In 1533 the Dispensations Act forbade Henry VIII...

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Main Author: Clarke, Peter D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2013
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2013, Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-44
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