Anglican Catholic Answer!
Henry didn't of course turn England protestant or turn protestant himself.
What Henry did, for whatever reason, was to query the right of the papacy to interfere in another bishop's see! Pointing out that whoever did so contravened the Canons of Nicea and broke the basic rules of the Church!
To adhere to the rules of the Ecumenical Councils is not to become protestant, to abandon the teaching of the Church is to become a heretic! Henry abandoned no rules or teaching!
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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.
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Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
The Protestant Church of England. He created it so that he could divorce his wives
No. He was Catholic.
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It was Henry VIII that ultimately changed the nation from Catholic to Protestant. Also, the Act of Supremecy was passed that put the Monarch ahead of the Pope in England.
Because King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his first wife.
After the death of his brother, Arthur, Henry Tudor became Henry VIII, king of England. He was famous for his role in the English Reformation, converting England into a Protestant nation.