In the year of 1534.
Henry VIII
Henry broke away from the catholic church and established the Church of England with himself as head.
Henry the Eighth defied the Pope of the time and made himself head of the Church in England. This is the origin of the Church of England.
The creation of the Church of England and himself becoming the head of the church
The Queen is head of the Church of England. This dates back to Henry the eighth when he broke away from the Catholic church and proclaimed himself as head of the Church of England.
Henry VIII did not take over the Catholic Church. He split from it and made himself the head of this new Church of England. As he was now the head of his church, he granted himself a divorce.
Henry VIII declared himself the head of the Church of England. Henry VIII was King of England from April 21, 1509 until his death on January 28, 1547.
If you are referring to Henry VIII, he had himself proclaimed the head of the Church in England, breaking with the papal authority of Rome.
It was not popular, especially in the North of England.
In a nutshell: Henry formed his own Church, the Church of England, and declared himself the head. He then granted himself a divorce. The pope then excommunicated Henry.
The Pope stopped speaking to King Henry VIII because Henry requested an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which the Pope refused to grant. This led Henry to break away from the Catholic Church and establish the Church of England with himself as the head, causing a rift between him and the Pope.
The pope never allowed it. Henry left the Church and proclaimed himself head of the Church of England and then gave himself permission to divorce Catherine.