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King Henry the VIII established the Church of England in 1534 when parliament declared that the king was the supreme head of the church. He wanted to establish it because he wanted a divorce but the pope wouldn't grant it but if he was the head of the church he could grant it himself, he was also bankrupt and wanted to take the monasteries, gold and various other riches for himself. A few notes, Henry VIII created the Church of England, commonly known as the Anglican Church, NOT the Church IN England, that would have been the Catholic Church from very early up until he seized control of all the Churches from the Catholic Church. Also, Henry did not create the protestant church - there actually is no "protestant" church, there are, as of 2013 over 33,000 churches which can be called protestant and Henry only created the Anglican one of those.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoAnglican Catholic was formed by Henry VIII in 1534.
The Church in Britain was brought to these Islands very early on . The latin Councils of the middle ages gave the,' Church in England,' Precedence, because of its early genesis.
It was known as the Church of the English as far back as 750 AD, give & take a year![Beda.] The term was used again in the Magna Carta, 1215 Ad and its use was carried on all through the middle ages. When the new Holy Roman Church went in to schism in 1570, they were called Roman and Anglican Catholics retained the old name,ANGLICAN. At no time has the religion been changed, by Henry or anyone else, many have tried, including protestants in the Wars of Religion 1641 / 60 AD. The religion of the Anglican Church for two thousand years has been rightly Catholic!
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∙ 13y agoHenry the Eighth did not change the religion of England. He kept it Catholic as it had been for 1500 years. What he did do, and indeed most of his family with him, was to loot it. But this was nothing new in European Catholicism at that time. Henry was not the first or last monarch to turn abbeys and priories, or nunneries in to cash. The pope took money from the collections and profits of a Jubilee year to pay for a.'close relative's' attempts to enhance his lands and fortunes at his contemporaries expense!
What Henry did was to point out that the Bishop of Rome had no right to interfere in another bishop's see without prior permission. It might have been spite or frustration that caused the comment, but it brought England back to a more Orthodox understanding of Catholicism than it, or any other part of Catholic Europe held then or now. The Pope was ignoring, neigh deliberately flouting and breaking the canons of Nice! Henry did agree to a trial attempt for the vernacular to be used in liturgical matters and some experiments with the English bible but he was uncertain!
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∙ 11y agoIn 1534, King Henry VIII left the Catholic Church and established himself head of the new protestant Church of England.
The Supremacy Act of 1534 declared the king to be the supreme head of the church of England. This act, along with the Act for the Submission of the Clergy stands out as an attempt to consolidate the power of the monarchy. The Act of Succession even demanded that all adults had to swear an oath recognizing the annulment of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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Was Henry VIII protestant?
No. He was Catholic.
How Did The Church Change In 1509?
The Religions Through The Period Of Time Changes Such As Henry VIII - Roman Catholic Edward VI - Protestant Mary I - Roman Catholic Elizabeth I - Protestant
What changes did Henry viii do to the churches?
Henry the vlll changed the church from Catholic to protestant.
Was Edward VI a Protestant or a Catholic?
Edward VI was a protestant, because when Henry VIII died more people had become protestant, and decided that Henry VIII was right. Since Edward was a heir to Henry, people were on the protestant side
What was the religion of Henry 2?
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
Why did Henry VIII not change much in the catholic church?
Henry VIII was a devout Catholic and remained so all his life.
What was Anne Boleyn Catholic or Protestant?
As her marriage to Henry VIII was central to his split from the Catholic Church, she would have been Catholic, not having lived long enough to have become Protestant.she was a Protestant!! Both she and Henry VIII were Catholics as was (and is) the Church of England they were just not in communion with Rome.
What was edward vi religion?
he was protestant as although his father, Henry viii was Catholic he had been brought up as a catholic without Henry knowing!
How was the Catholic Church affected by the death of Henry the VIII?
It wasn't, Henry's son Edward became king, and he was raised a protestant Anglican.
What was Anne of cleaves religion when she married Henry viii?
she was a Lutheran protestant, this was a motivator for the marriage: to gain a protestant alliance in the wake of Henry's excommunication (he feared attack from the Catholic countries)
What king changed from Protestant to Catholic?
Depends on your definition. Henry VIII broke with Rome but Edward was the first Catholic king.
Who formed protestant religion king Henry VIII or Martin Luther?
King Henry the 8th. Martin Luther separated from the Catholic church.
