Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542
Acts passed during the reign of King Henry VIII to make Wales a part of the Kingdom of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 (Welsh: Y Deddfau Cyfreithiau yng Nghymru 1535 a 1542) or the Acts of Union (Welsh: Y Deddfau Uno), were Acts of the Parliament of England under King Henry VIII of England, causing Wales to be incorporated into the realm of the Kingdom of England.
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Acte for Laws & Justice to be ministred in Wales in like fourme as it is in this Realme. |
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Citation | 27 Hen. 8. c. 26 |
Territorial extent | Wales, Marcher Lordships |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 14 April 1536 |
Repealed | 21 December 1993 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Welsh Language Act 1993 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Acte for certaine Ordinaunces in the Kinges Majesties Domynion and Principalitie of Wales. |
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Citation | 34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 26 |
Territorial extent | Wales, Marcher Lordships |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 12 May 1543 |
Repealed | 3 January 1995 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The legal system of England and the norms of English administration including the use of the English language only were applied to a mainly Welsh-speaking Wales. This created a single state and legal jurisdiction.
Before these Acts, Wales had already been legally annexed by England in 1284 and was excluded from parliamentary representation. Wales was divided between the Principality of Wales and many feudal statelets called the marcher Lordships which were effectively unified under the laws. The English county system was also extended across all of Wales.