Fisher and More denied the king’s title of Supreme Head of the Church, and were committed to the Tower.
The same parliament also passed an Act of Supremacy, which dropt the title of supreme head of the Church with reference to the queen, but still upheld the ancient jurisdiction of the Crown over all ecclesiastics.
The solemn oath of obedience which was to be taken by Charles to His Holiness as supreme head of the Christian Church was postponed till the following day.
When Parliament met again in November 1534 a bill was introduced proclaiming the king supreme head of the Church in England.
Fisher declared that he could not acknowledge the king as supreme head of the Church.
She refused her assent to the Bill, on the dexterous pretext that she had doubts about the title which it proposed to confer upon her--Supreme Head of the Church.
The Spanish Ambassador took all the credit to himself; and Sandys was convinced that Elizabeth had been persuaded by Mr. Lever, who "had put a scruple into the Queen's head that she would not take the title of Supreme Head.
Supreme Head of the Church, but all her subjects were summoned to take the oath of spiritual obedience to her.
It declared Elizabeth not "supreme head" but "supreme governor" of the Church.
Thenceforth he assumed the title of Supreme Head of the National Church.
Henry refused to issue the pardon unless the clergy would acknowledge him to be supreme head of the Church of England.
The Pope had exercised authority and jurisdiction in England, but he had never declared himself to be Supreme Head of the Church either in England or anywhere else.
Footnote 932: A much neglected but very important constitutional question is whether the King quâ Supreme Head of the Church was limited by the same statute and common law restrictions as he was quâ temporal sovereign.
To their recognition of Henry as Supreme Head of the Church, they added the salvo "so far as the law of Christ allows".
High Commission nominated by the crown, as a high ecclesiastical court; but Elizabeth rejected the title of Supreme Head, and used that of Supreme Governor, as "over all persons and in all cases within her dominions supreme.
The first-fruits and tenths of benefices were given to the king, and his title as "Supreme Head in earth of the Church of England" was declared by parliament without the qualification added by convocation.
Another year, and he caused himself to be proclaimed "Supreme head of the Church" in his own realms, and prohibited not only all payments to the Pope, but all appeals to or recognition of his authority.
These included an act establishing the title of the king assupreme head of the English Church, and vesting in him the right to appoint to all bishoprics, and to decide all ecclesiastical causes.
The King added to his titles the designation of 'Supreme Head on earth of the Church of England immediately under God.
The ruler is not exactly called the King or supreme head (=chwen suh=).
Henry VIII of England first addressed as "supreme head of the Church.
The native chieftains made no more scruple than the lords of the council in renouncing obedience to the Bishop of Rome, and in acknowledging Henry as the "supreme head of the Church of England and Ireland under Christ.
As a first step in this process every bishop, abbot, and parish priest was required by the new vicar-general to preach against the usurpation of the papacy, and to proclaim the King as supreme head of the Church on earth.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "supreme head" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
