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He doesn't. He breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and creates the Anglican Church, where the king is the head of the church.
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Did Henry VIII write a letter to the pope asking to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
Yes, Henry the VIII did send a letter to the pope of the time asking for a divorce.
Why did Henry VIII not divorce Catherine of Aragon?
Henry divorced Catherine but he was having an affair with Anne Boleyn whilst married to Catherine as she was too old to have children. The Pope would not let Henry VIII have a divorce so he set up the Church of England and divorced right away.
Why did the protestant reformation come to England?
Henry VIII did a great job of preventing the Protestant Reformation from having any great affect on England - until he needed a divorce. When the Catholic Church refused to grant Henry VIII a divorce, he decided to make his own version of Christianity, where he made the rules. Henry VIII started the Anglican / Church of England, where Henry VIII was the head of the church (much like the Pope). Henry VIII gave himself permission to divorce and ordered all his subjects to become Protestant.
Who did Catherine of Aragon ask for help as Henry VIII was trying to divorce from her and the Pope would not allow this?
She asked Anne Boleyn for help
Did Henry VIII try to kill the Pope?
No.
Did Henry VIII write a letter to the pope asking to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
Yes, Henry the VIII did send a letter to the pope of the time asking for a divorce.
Who did the pope not give a divorce?
King Henry VIII
Why was King Henry VIII at odds with the pope?
King Henry VIII was at odds with the pope because he wanted to get a divorce. This caused King Henry VIII to form the Church of England. This church was just like the Catholic Church, except the king of England was at its head, not the pope, and King Henry VIII could get divorced. A lot.
How did England establish a state church apart from the Catholic church?
Henry VIII set up the Anglican church when the pope wouldn't give him a divorce.
What was the name of pope that divorced Henry?
The pope refused to grant Henry an annulment or divorce. Henry VIII then decided to split with the Church and became the head ('pope?') of the Anglican Church and granted himself a divorce.
Who divorced Catherine and Henry VIII?
Henry VIII gave himself a divorce. After he had asked the Pope if he could divorce, the Pope had refused. Infuriated, he had told the pope he had no authority over england. Then he mad himself head of the church (Act of Supremacy).
In 1534 declared himself the head of the Church of England.?
Henry VIII split up from the pope to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon. At first Henry did ask the pope for the divorce but the pope refused. Henry decided to break away from the pope and name himself as the head of the Church of England so he didn't need permission to divorce Catherine
Why did the pope not let Henry viii divorce catherine of aragon?
the pope would not let him divorce Cathrine of aragon because in the catholic church divorce was banned . So Henry created the church of England .
Why did the pope refuse Henry V111a divorce but approved one for the King of Spain?
Because he hated Henry VIII
Why didn't the pope not let Catherine of aragon and Henry VIII get a divorce?
There were several reasons why the Pope refused Henry VIII the divorce from Catherine of Aragon. First was because they had a dispensation from the previous Pope saying that it was fine for them to get married, even though she had been married to his brother before. The second was because shortly before Henry asked the Pope for the divorce The Holy Roman Emperor Charles sacked Rome and had the Pope captive. Charles was the nephew of Catherine-so the Pope was not about to make Charles mad by giving Henry the divorce.
What protestant church that king Henry the 8th began when the pope would not allow him to get a divorce?
He began the church of England because the pope would not allow Henry the viii to divorce Katherine of Aragon.
How did the Anglican Communion start?
When the Pope refused to let King Henry VIII get a divorce, Henry VIII split the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.
