 During the 16th century , this " turbulence " began to recede , and the monarch became truly independent . Under Henry VIII and his successors , the king was the head of the Protestant English church , and therefore not answerable to the clergy . The rise of Parliament in this period , however , was problematic . While the monarch was " the predominant partner in the English constitution " , the courts stopped short of declaring him all @-@ powerful , recognizing the role that Parliament played . In Ferrer 's Case , Henry recognised this , noting that he was far more powerful with the consent of Parliament than without . Nowhere was this more apparent than in the matter of taxation : Sir Thomas Smith and other writers of the period pointed out the monarch could not impose taxation without Parliament 's consent . 
 During the 16th century , this " turbulence " began to recede , and the monarch became truly independent . Under Henry VIII and his successors , the king was the head of the Protestant English church , and therefore not answerable to the clergy . The rise of Parliament in this period , however , was problematic . While the monarch was " the predominant partner in the English constitution " , the courts stopped short of declaring him all @-@ powerful , recognizing the role <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>Parliament played . In Ferrer <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Case , Henry recognised this , noting that he was far more powerful with the consent of Parliament than without . <a href='None' title='3'><mark>Nowhere</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>was</mark></a> this more apparent than in the matter of taxation : Sir Thomas Smith and other writers of the period pointed out the monarch could not impose <a href='negative_concord' title='5'><mark>taxation</mark></a> without Parliament <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>consent . 
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