1. The Anglican Church was founded in 1534 by King Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy, which pronounced the Church of England independent of the Catholic Church in Rome

2. The Act of Supremacy in 1534 declared that the King was "the only Supreme Head on Earth of the Church of England" and the Treasons Act 1534 made it high treason, punishable by death, to refuse the Oath of Supremacy acknowledging the King as such.