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He defied the Pope and secularized the country, seizing all church property. He then proclaimed he was the head of the church for England and created a new branch of Christianity. He persecuted those who refused to change and that battle continued for centuries.

  • At first, Henry was a catholic himself, however, when the pope did not let him divorce Catherine of Aragon, Henry declared himself the new supreme head of a new church of England.
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