# Submission of the Clergy (1532)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1532-submission-of-the-clergy

The English clergy accepted restrictions on their independent legislative authority. Within the broader Tudor Britain period, dynastic consolidation, Reformation, closer incorporation of Wales and Ireland, and rivalry with Catholic Europe transformed the state. This event is placed at 1532 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The agreement moved ecclesiastical power decisively toward the crown.

## Why it matters
The agreement moved ecclesiastical power decisively toward the crown.

Ruler at the time: [Henry VIII](https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-viii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Submission of the Clergy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Submission+of+the+Clergy&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Submission of the Clergy](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Submission+of+the+Clergy)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281500%E2%80%931599%29)
- [The National Archives — early modern education resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)