Religion Act 1580 facts for kids
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| Long title | An Act to retain the Queen's Majesty's Subjects in their due Obedience. |
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| Citation | 23 Eliz. 1. c. 1 |
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The Religion Act 1580 (23 Eliz. 1. c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England during the English Reformation.
The Act made it high treason to persuade English subjects to withdraw their allegiance to the Queen, or from the Church of England to Rome, or to promise obedience to a foreign authority.
The Act also increased the fine for absenteeism from Church to £20 a month or imprisonment until they conformed. Finally, the Act fined and imprisoned those who celebrated the mass and attended a mass.
See also
- Praemunire
- High treason in the United Kingdom
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