The Act of Supremacy
Fire the "The Act of Supremacy" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_eng.9109.
The Act of Supremacy
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_eng.9109.
What happens
Henry VIII Tudor of England (1509-1547) had first received in 1521 the papal title of Defender of the Faith for his pamphlet against Luther. The king's main concern was over his succession and in 1529, when the papal Curia rejected his proposal to divorce Catherine of Aragon, he had the Legate of the Pope, Cardinal Wolsey, executed and coerced the English clergy to recognize the king as the supreme head of the Church. He had his divorce granted in 1533 and married the lady-in-waiting Ann Boleyn. Altogether, Henry VIII contracted 6 marriages.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Act of Supremacy presents these options:
- Take Command of the Church of England
- Accept Rome's Supremacy