The Act of Supremacy 1558, 1 Eliz 1 c 1, is a primary legal text, the Parliament of England's own statute re-establishing royal supremacy over the Church of England under Elizabeth I. Its strength is that it is the actual legislative text, not a secondary account of it. Its limit is the ordinary one for any single statute: it states the law's own terms as enacted, not an independent historical account of the religious settlement it was part of establishing.
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Reliability Tier1
Tier one: the Parliament of England's own enacted statute, the primary legislative text itself rather than a secondary account of it; its limit is the ordinary one for any single statute, stating the law's own terms as enacted rather than offering an independent historical account of the wider religious settlement it was part of establishing. NotesThe Parliament of England's own statute re-establishing royal supremacy over the Church of England (1 Eliz 1 c 1, 1558); the legislative text itself, not independent historical analysis.
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AuthorParliament of England
Publication Year1558
Source Typelegal
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This source names Church of England directly: "royal supremacy over the Church of England under Elizabeth I."
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Religious Events, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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