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Catholic, as all English monarchs were before the middle of the reign of Henry VIII.
Henry VIII.
During the 16th century, the English monarchs were members of the Tudor family. They included Henry VII, Henry VIII, and ended with Elizabeth I.
Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey (9 days), Mary I
Henry VIII .
Henry the Eighth.
Protestant. Henry VIII had severed the English church from the control of Rome some thirty years before Shakespeare was born, and except for the short reign of Mary I it remained so.
By removing all the constitutional restrictions the working out of the protestant reformation from Henry VII through Charles provided impetus for English settlement.
Shakespeare wrote history plays about English monarchs such as Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, and Richard III. These plays depicted key events from their reigns and explored themes of power, ambition, and loyalty.
King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I
Henry was head of the Church by reason of the fact that He was chief magistrate in this country! This applied to all monarchs at that time including the pope as head of state in Northern Italy! Mind you, the English Church allowed Henry's status as long as it was to be understood, Henry was Head,"As far as the law of Christ allows!"