Act of First Fruits and Tenths

E155594

The Act of First Fruits and Tenths was a key English Reformation statute that redirected to the Crown the ecclesiastical revenues previously paid by clergy to the Pope, strengthening royal control over the Church.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament
English Reformation statute
aimedAt strengthening royal control over the Church of England
alsoKnownAs 26 Hen. VIII c. 3
First Fruits and Tenths Act 1534
appliedTo clergy of the Church of England
archivedIn The National Archives (UK)
belongsTo statute law of England
country Kingdom of England
dateEnacted 1534
definedAs payment of first year’s income of an ecclesiastical benefice to the Crown
payment of one-tenth of annual ecclesiastical income to the Crown
effect diverted ecclesiastical revenues from Rome to the English Crown
increased royal income
reduced papal influence in England
hasConsequence integration of church revenues into royal finances
practical assertion of royal supremacy over the church
hasLegalCitation 26 Henry VIII c. 3
historicalPeriod Tudor period
linked to: Tudor England
implementedBy Exchequer of England
royal commissioners
imposedPayment annual tenths
first fruits
influenced subsequent church taxation in England
inForceIn 16th century
jurisdiction Church of England
languageOfDocument English
legalArea ecclesiastical law
taxation law
legalStatus repealed
motivatedBy desire to end papal financial authority in England
fiscal needs of Henry VIII
partOf English Reformation
passedBy Parliament of England
previouslyPaidTo Holy See
Papacy
reignOf Henry VIII of England
relatedTo Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
Act of Annates 1532
linked to: Act of Annates

Act of Supremacy 1534
signedBy Henry VIII of England
subject church finance
ecclesiastical revenues
royal supremacy
transferredFrom Pope
transferredTo English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

English Reformation Parliament era importantActPassed Act of First Fruits and Tenths
Act of First Fruits and Tenths alsoKnownAs First Fruits and Tenths Act 1534
linked to: Act of First Fruits and Tenths
Act of Annates relatedTo Acts of First Fruits and Tenths
linked to: Act of First Fruits and Tenths
Act for the Submission of the Clergy relatedTo Act of First Fruits and Tenths