It was King Henry VIII, who broke with the Catholic Church over the issue of an unanswered request, from Pope Clemente for an annulment from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
King Henry VIII.
King Henry VIII :)
Henry the VIII did NOT separate the Church of England from the Catholic Church, he separated the Catholic Church IN Englandfrom the rest of the Catholic Church and formed the Church OF England. Big difference, before Henry VIII there was no Church OF England, only the Catholic Church IN England. In 1534 he had Parliment issue the Act of Supremacy.from the Website :Sovereign and Pope in English Bidding Prayersbefore and after 1534J. Frank HendersonIn 1534 King Henry VIII decreed that he was not only sovereign -- the ruler -- of the country but also supreme head of the church in England. In other words, he now took the place of the pope, who had no further role to play in England. Henry's claim to supremacy was made both legally and politically, but also liturgically.
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Edward VI succeeded Henry VIII. Edward was a member of the Church of England - as are all Monarchs after Henry VIII.
It declared that only Protestants could be monarchs in England. Since the monarch was also the religious authority, and Church of England was the national religion, only an Anglican could be the monarch.
Well, he was the king of England who had six wives. That in itself is interesting. Two of them were executed by his command. Besides that he split with the Catholic church and formed his own church the Church of England. This led to the English Reformation which promoted religious wars or at least battles that went on for centuries.Well, he was the king of England who had six wives. That in itself is interesting. Two of them were executed by his command. Besides that he split with the Catholic church and formed his own church the Church of England. This led to the English Reformation which promoted religious wars or at least battles that went on for centuries.Well, he was the king of England who had six wives. That in itself is interesting. Two of them were executed by his command. Besides that he split with the Catholic church and formed his own church the Church of England. This led to the English Reformation which promoted religious wars or at least battles that went on for centuries.Well, he was the king of England who had six wives. That in itself is interesting. Two of them were executed by his command. Besides that he split with the Catholic church and formed his own church the Church of England. This led to the English Reformation which promoted religious wars or at least battles that went on for centuries.Well, he was the king of England who had six wives. That in itself is interesting. Two of them were executed by his command. Besides that he split with the Catholic church and formed his own church the Church of England. This led to the English Reformation which promoted religious wars or at least battles that went on for centuries.Well, he was the king of England who had six wives. That in itself is interesting. Two of them were executed by his command. Besides that he split with the Catholic church and formed his own church the Church of England. This led to the English Reformation which promoted religious wars or at least battles that went on for centuries.
All British Monarchs are Church of England Anglicans and part of their royal title is Defender of the Faith.
Henry VIII
All British Monarchs are Church of England (Anglican protestants). The British Monarch is by law the head of the Church of England.
Henry VIII. He wanted to control the Church and the government.
The Act of Settlement 1701 requires that the monarch "join in communion with the Church of England", which effectively means they can't be Roman Catholic.
The church of England came with the first settlers as they were English'
The head of the Church of England is the current English monarch.
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
George Fox was an English Dissenter. They were christians who separated from the Church of England. Fox lived from 1624 to 1691 and was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends.
The Episcopal Church or the Church of England
The founder of the Harrow School in England in the United Kingdom. The Harrow School was founded by John Lyon in the year 1243 with the help of the Church of England.