No, he just wanted to divorce his wife because she had not given him a boy child. The Catholic church refused, so he created the Anglican church with bishops that agreed in advance to grant the divorce he wanted.
Henry VIII. He wanted to control the Church and the government.
To control the church courts
King Henry VIII of England never got control over the Church, however, he did suppress the Church in England:.from Catholicism and the Kings and Queens of Great Britain (16th - 19th Century) Henry VIII:In 1535, after Henry had declared himself Supreme Head of the Church in England, Pope Paul III excommunicated him (deprive of the right of Church membership) and declared him deposed.
Henry VIII
because he took control over the Roman Catholic Church.
King Henry VIII separated the Church in England from the control of the Pope, although he initially did not intend to start an entirely separate Protestant faith. By the time of Queen Elizabeth, the split was permanent and the Church of England was a reality.
English church ??
1. He Broke Away From the Catholic church in Rome 2. He Made him self head of church in England
basically because he wanted rule the church but he can not do that because the church was in control by the archbishops and Becket became really religious.
King Henry VIII changed his country's religion primarily to secure his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, as the Pope refused to annul their marriage. This desire for a male heir and control over the church in England led him to break away from the Roman Catholic Church and establish the Church of England, which allowed him to marry Anne Boleyn. The move also enabled the crown to gain control over church properties and revenues, further consolidating Henry's power.
This is quite complex. Henry VIII was born Catholif, and arguably died Catholic. He created the church of England for reasons involving divorce, dissokution of the monasteries and to control taxes raised through church.
While it is not entirely the case, Henry VIII is often credited with founding or establishing the Church of England for having in 1534 wrested control of the Church away from the Pope in Rome.