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Q. Explain why the Act of Supremacy was a turning point in the reformation?​

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In 1534 Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy which defined the right of Henry VIII to be supreme head on earth of the Church of England, thereby severing ecclesiastical links with Rome.

The original act essentially created the Church of England and severed church ties with Rome

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