Because
A) He wanted to marry Ann Boleyn and the Pope would not let him
B) He was not getting enough income while the Monasteries and the Pope were getting loads when he needed it the most, In 1536 his income was about £100,000 a year after he closed and changed the church to Protestant he got about £240,000 a year an extra £140,000!
He didn't really turn Protestant, he just wanted to be head of the Church in England, suince the pope wouldn't grant him a divorce so he could marry Ann Boleyn. He was rather against the new religious ideas that became Protestantism.
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No. He was Catholic.
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
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
As Henry VIII completely disavowed Christ's rule through His appointed Vicar, the Pope, his reformation was completely protestant.
No Henry VIII didn't create the protestant church it was Martin Luther in 1517 Henry VIII only made it officialMArtin Luther actually set up the lutheren church though !
When Henry VIII was born, England was still being ruled by Henry VII, his father under Protestant after his father's decision's turned towards Martin Luther's 95 Verses which were 95 things that were wrong about the Catholics!
Henry the vlll changed the church from Catholic to protestant.
Elizabeth was the Protestant religion.
Martin Luther
Henry VIII .
henry VIII!