Oliver Cromwell and the Separatists
the puritans wanted to reform the Anglican church
puitans
puitans
Actually, there was two who wanted to leave the English church. They were the Pilgrams and thr Quakers. Both groups came to the colonies to create the life that they wanted.
Yes.
The Church of England did not break away from the Eastern Orthodox Church, it broke from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.
He was the Lord Chancellor of England. When Henry VIII wanted to break from the Catholic Church & start the Anglican Church, Thomas More opposed it, & was subsequently Martyred by being beheaded.
because the pope would not grant him a divorce
Within Christianity there are various churches, or 'traditions', such as the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church. These are often called 'denominations'. One of these church traditions is called 'Anglican'. This word means 'English' and the 'Anglican Church' was originally another name for the Church of England but is now also often used for other national Anglican churches such as the Anglican Church of Canada. The various national Anglican churches belong to the worldwide Anglican Communion. In some countries, such as the United States, the national Anglican church is called the Episcopal Church and its members are often called 'Episcopalians'.
The Quakers were founded in the mid 1600s by George Fox. Technically they did not break away from any church although mainstream religion in the UK at the time was Anglican.
No, he wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon so he could marry Anne Boleyn the Catholic church would not grant him one( this is against the ?Catholic doctrine) so being head of the church he unilaterally broke away from the Catholic church and established what is today known as the Anglican Church
The Anglican Church was formed under the reign of King Henry VIII of England in the 16th century. His desire for an annulment from Catherine of Aragon, which the Pope refused to grant, led him to break away from the Roman Catholic Church. This resulted in the establishment of the Church of England, with the monarch as its Supreme Head.