Editing 1534 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 15]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of England]] passes the ''[[Act Respecting the Oath to the Succession]]'', recognising the marriage of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and [[Anne Boleyn]], and their children as the legitimate heirs to the throne.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/210|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/210 210–215]}}</ref>
* [[February 23]] &ndash; A group of [[Anabaptist]]s, led by [[Jan Matthys]], [[Münster Rebellion|seize]] [[Münster]], [[Westphalia]] and declare it ''The New Jerusalem'', begin to exile dissenters, and forcibly baptize all others.
*[[March 10]] &ndash; The [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese crown]] divides [[Colonial Brazil]] into fifteen [[Captaincies of Brazil|donatory captaincies]], hereditary titles similar to [[duchy|duchies]].<ref>Rodrigo Ricupero, ''A Formação da Elite Colonial no Brasil (de 1530 a 1630)'' (Almedina Brasil, 2020), 
quoting ''Doacaoes e Forais das Capitanias do Brasil (1534-1536)'', transcribed by Maria Jose Chorao (National Archive of Torre to Tombo, 1999) p.11</ref>
* [[March 30]] &ndash; The [[Submission of the Clergy Act 1533]] becomes law in England, requiring [[Submission of the Clergy|submission of the clergy]], that is, churchmen are to submit to the king and the publication of ecclesiastical laws without royal permission is forbidden.<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/25/19/contents The Submission of the Clergy Act 1533], as amended, from the [[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|National Archives]]</ref>