‘Origins of Brexit’ linked back to 16th century Kings: ‘Look no further than Henry VIII’ – Express

Essentially, he claimed that the entire belief system that Britain is a self-sustainable island that is being held back from its true potential due to ties with Europe originated in the Reformation.

Alongside Henry was another prominent figure of the time, his chief minister Thomas Cromwell who would draft two acts of Parliament in the 1530s that would cement this ideology, albeit based somewhat on fables rather than facts.

The first act, titled the Act in Restraint of Appeals, banned appealing to the Pope in ecclesiastical matters and meant that final authority would now be found in Londons parliament rather than in Rome with the Pope.

The wording of this act stated the realm of England is an empire according to chronicles of history.

However, the chronicles of history that Cromwell was reliant upon to justify this claim was The History of the Kings of Britain, a pseudo-history book written by a Welsh monk that included tales like King Arthur and the knights of the round table.

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'Origins of Brexit' linked back to 16th century Kings: 'Look no further than Henry VIII' - Express