Second Succession Act
United Kingdom legislation
The Second Succession Act or the Succession to the Crown Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 7) was an act of the Parliament of England passed in June 1536, during the reign of Henry VIII.
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The Second Succession Act was formally titled An Act concerning the Succession of the Crown, and was also known as the Succession to the Crown (Marriage) Act 1536 (28 Hen. 8. c. 7). The act followed the conviction and execution of Anne Boleyn, and removed both her daughter, Elizabeth I, and Mary I, Henry's daughter by his first wife, from the line of succession. It superseded the First Succession Act, which had declared Mary to be illegitimate and Elizabeth to be heir presumptive. This new act declared that Elizabeth was also a bastard.
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