Revival of the Heresy Acts

Heresy Revival Act 1554

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for the reviving of Three Statutes, made for the Punishment of Heresy.
Citation	1 & 2 Ph. & M. c. 6
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	16 January 1555
Commencement	12 November 1554[lower-alpha 1]
Repealed	23 January 1559
Other legislation
Amends	Heresy Act 1382 De heretico comburendo Suppression of Heresy Act 1414
Repealed by	Act of Supremacy 1558
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

In November 1554, the Revival of the Heresy Acts (1 & 2 Ph. & M. c. 6) revived three former acts against heresy; the Heresy Act 1382 (5 Ric. 2. Stat. 2. c. 5) of King Richard II, Suppression of Heresy Act 1401 (2 Hen. 4. c. 15) of King Henry IV, and the Suppression of Heresy Act 1414 (2 Hen. 5. Stat. 1. c. 7) of King Henry V. All three of these laws had been repealed under King Henry VIII and King Edward VI.^[1]

This act reflects Queen Mary I's concern for increased heresy and the lack of authority to deal with it. Edward and his father had sponsored the Reformation in stages, but Mary had always been Roman Catholic and considered Protestants to be heretics, and needed this law to pursue her religious policies.

The act stated its purpose:

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This act was repealed in 1559 by section 6 of the second Act of Supremacy.

• First Statute of Repeal

• Apparent partial text of the Second Statute of Repeal

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