King Henry II did not leave the church. He remained Catholic all his life.
Taxation of the church.
King Henry II. Many criminals escaped fair punishment because they were associated with the church.
By excommunicating with the church
henry wanted power over the church because he didn't thing the punishments were goo enough
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
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Slightly, but he definitely didn't get along with Becket.
Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife, but divorce is forbidden for Catholics, so he established the Church of England
Thomas Becket fell out with Henry II because Henry chose Thomas to be arch bishop because he wanted the church on his side. But it all went wrong for him. Thomas went to the church's side and forgot all about Henry. that made Henry angry.
He left behind the Church of England and The Royal Navy.
Becket stood up against Henry II for the rights of the church against the demands of the state, one of many classes between the church and the crown. It was a precursor of Henry VIII's break with the church.
Henry left the Roman Catholic Church when the Pope refused to grant him an annulment from one of his marriages.