June 3 - The Royal Supremacy

On this day in Tudor history, 3rd June 1535, Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's vicar-general, issued orders regarding the royal supremacy to the bishops of the kingdom.   But what was the royal supremacy and what were the clergy expected to do?   Find out all about the royal supremacy, the orders sent and how bishops reacted, in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/ZRqZXbE_G_4   Also on this very same day in history, 3rd June 1535, Sir Thomas More was interrogated in the Tower. You can find out more about what happened in last year’s “on this day” video - https://youtu.be/bd65f6g2eis    You can find Claire at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com  https://www.tudorsociety.com https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/ https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles  https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety  https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/  https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/