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Answer 1
Henry and his wife, Catherine had a daughter but no son, this annoyed Henry because he wanted a son to take the throne when he died. Henry knew that the last time a king left the throne to his daughter there had been a civil war but time flew past and Catherine was too old to have any more children. Henry had been put off Catherine, and fell in love with Anne Boleyn but Henry could only divorce Catherine with the Pope's permission, the Pope did not agree. This left Henry with a problem, either wait for Catherine to die and not have a son or take over the English Church.
Henry also made himself head of the English Church because the monasteries were worth a lot of money; and the church owned about a quarter of English land meaning a quarter of English land couldn't be taxed. Henry had spent a lot of money on wars in Europe, expensive clothes and food so he wanted to make up the loss by collecting those taxes.
Finally, Henry made himself head of the English Church because he knew that previous kings had been unhappy with the amount of power the Pope had over the English church so he decided he wanted complete control over his country. Henry wanted power to divorce without the Pope's consent and in general Henry wanted more power over England's land.
Answer 2
Henry placed himself over the church because he had wanted to remarry due to his wife not giving a male heir. When the Catholic church told him that not having a male heir is not a reason to annul (in the Catholic faith, marriage is a contract, a promise, between G-d and the couple. This contract can not be broken by man. Thus, in rare cases an annulment can be granted- which means that there was never a marriage to begin w/.) the marriage. Rightfully so. King Henry did not like this. So, he placed himself as the head of the church and executed or imprisoned anyone that would not bow down to him, and recognize his new, self-imposed, role.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoGee in his 'History of the Reformation' tells us that it was to protect it from Lutherans!
You have it now as I do and can make of it what you will!
The real question is, what difference does it make, either now or then?
In Henry's days and for a long time after the Church was simply the people of England at prayer and Henry as King was simply Chief magistrate. Every King was chief magistrate, in the north of Italy the pope was head of state, in a physical sense he too was head of the church, no differently from Henry! For Henry, not for other monarchs, the English Convocation limited Henry's Headship by an addendum to the Canon, " as far as the Law of Christ allows".
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When did henry v111 become the head of the church of england?
The Act of Supremacy made Henry VIII the head of England's church for the duration of his reign.
What happened in the break with rome Henry VIII?
Henry bullied an ecclesiastical council to make him the head of the Church in England which soon became the Church of England. Henry then granted himself an annulment to Katherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn.
Why did Henry viii behead thomas Moore?
he wouldn't accept henry as the head of the church Abbie ;)
How did Henry VIII react when the pope refused to annul his marriage?
He was very angry, He lost his temper and made himself the head of the church of England, and shut down all of the monastaries in England. The pope was really angry with Henry VIII.
What did Henry VIII change whilst he was head of the catholic church?
Henry broke away from the catholic church and established the Church of England with himself as head.
Which England king named himself head of the church of England?
Henry VIII
How did Henry viii make himself head of the church?
sometimes it's good to be the King
In what year did Henry viii make himself head of the church in England?
In the year of 1534.
When was the church of Ireland founded in Ireland?
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What was the reaction of Henry viii making himself head of the church?
It was not popular, especially in the North of England.
What did Henry the Eight do to become in charge of the Roman Catholic Church and then how did he get an divorce?
Henry VIII did not take over the Catholic Church. He split from it and made himself the head of this new Church of England. As he was now the head of his church, he granted himself a divorce.
In 1534 declared himself the head of the Church of England.?
Henry VIII split up from the pope to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon. At first Henry did ask the pope for the divorce but the pope refused. Henry decided to break away from the pope and name himself as the head of the Church of England so he didn't need permission to divorce Catherine
Henry VIII religeon?
Henry VIII was raised a Catholic, but in 1534 after disputes with Papal authority he declared himself to be the supreme head of the Church of England establishing the Anglican Church as an independent denomination.
What pope did Henry VIII sack?
Henry VIII did not "sack" the Pope (it was Clement VII, by the way); he just started his own Church with himself as the head, instead of the Pope.
Who declared himself head of the English church?
Henry VIII declared himself the head of the Church of England. Henry VIII was King of England from April 21, 1509 until his death on January 28, 1547.
What was the result of the pope's refusal to grant King Henry VIII an annulment?
In a nutshell: Henry formed his own Church, the Church of England, and declared himself the head. He then granted himself a divorce. The pope then excommunicated Henry.
