In many plays the title reflects either the main character or the plight of the important. ... In the first act we see his ascendance and in the second his fall. ... They have created the act of succession and require More to swear to it. ... This leads to the third expansion of plot, which is the act of succession. ... Even The Common Man, the other candidate for the title of Man of all Seasons can only s...

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He refuses to sign the Act of Supremacy, declaring the marriage between King Henry and Ann Boelyn legitimate and legal. ... How if there were an Act of Parliament to say that God should not be God?' ... (pg 155-156) More never said such words, especially to Rich, concerning his opinion of the Act of Supremacy. Yet Rich, under the oath of God, tells the court that More denied the title of the King. ... Yet is there a man in this court, is there a man in this country, who does not know Sir Thomas More's opinion of the King's title? ...

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Considered the originator of the idea of King as a Supreme Head of the Church, in 1534 he made sure of it, with the passing of the Act of Supremacy. The next few years saw his titles change rapidly, from Principal Secretary and Master of the Rolls (1534) to Lord Privy Seal (1536), where he also gained a peerage. ... The Act of 1536 dissolved religious houses with an income of less than 200 pounds. ... Cromwell was condemned by act of attainder and beheaded. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

M.L Bush argues that the full title of the rising was called 'The Pilgrimage of Grace for the commonwealth': the grace, which is sought, was not primarily grace from God, but grace from the king for his poor subjects15. ... Although the rebels successfully restored sixteen of the fifty-five monasteries that had been dissolved under the Act of Suppression, yet viewed as a whole, the Pilgrimage cannot be summarised as ...

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Throughout the history of England, many conflicts have arisen over the rightful heir to the throne. The most infamous of these conflicts centered on the controversy of a female heir. One was in 1135 during the reign of King Stephen, the other was 415 years later with the death of Henry VIII. These two events changed not only the course of English history, but also changed the minds of a country in regards to gender roles and the crown. The History of the Norman Kings The Reign of Stephen would not be complete without a history of the Norman Conquest. ...

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• Grade Level: High School