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Nothing, at least not immediately. When he came to the throne at the age of seventeen he was very much in love with Katherine of Aragon--who was devoutly Catholic. However, as she failed to produce a healthy, living son, Henry wanted a divorce from her. This was made on the grounds that she was his brother's widow--which was forbidden by The Bible. However, the pope had given a dispensation, and failed to allow the annulment. Henry (prompted by his passionate love for Anne Boleyn), declared himself protestant and head of the church of England.
Henry VIII started the English Reformation. He ended it, too. Though many external factors influenced this decision, he was still the head of it all. The one with all the power
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∙ 10y agohenry was in trouble because he took over the churc because the pope wouldnt let him devorce his wive anne and he can marry who he likes so he kind of of changed the rules and he doesnt has to pay the tax to the pope and with the money he can use it for his wars he changes the believes he put it into two type of catholics
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∙ 11y agoHenry VIII actually did not reform the Catholic Church. Since the Church would not agree to grant him an annulment to his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, he split from the Catholic Church and formed his own religion with himself as the leader, the Church of England, and then, basically, granted himself a divorce.
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∙ 13y agoHenry VIII took over the Catholic Churches in England because as a Catholic he was not allowed to divorce. He wanted to divorce his wife so he made his own church.
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∙ 12y agoHe didn't take over the church but broke away and started his own.
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∙ 11y agoKing Henry VIII founded the Church of England and appointed himself head of it
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Why was Henry VIII an important king?
because he took control over the Roman Catholic Church.
Which of the English monarchs was the founder of the Church of England?
King Henry VIII established the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church.
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.
Broke with the Catholic Church over a divorce?
Lots of people broke with the Church over a divorce, are you referring to King Henry VIII? He was seeking an annulment, not a divorce.
Who was the English ruler who ended that country's ties to the Roman Catholic Church over the issue of divorce?
King Henry VIII
Who was a group of people christian churches that broke with the catholic in the 1500s over disagreements with church practices?
King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church to create the Church of England because of the different views on divorce.
What religion was England when Henry viii became king?
England was mainly catholic with the Pope in Rome head of the church. When Henry III fell out with the Pope over divorces, Henry broke off from Rome, and Protestantism became the official religion in England, with Henry III as head of the new church. This led to the Dissolution of the Monasteries and other catholic religious buildings. Many can still be seen as ruins in Britain today.
Why did Henry VIII want to break from the catholic church?
The pope would not grant the annulment to his marriage to Katherine Of Aragon. He wanted to marry Anne Boleyn and have a son to secure the English throne, so he broke away from Rome in order to do so.
How did Henry viii the Church of England?
King Henry was married to Catherine of Aragon. He falls in love with Anne Boleyn and wants to marry her. He asks the pope to grant him a divorce, but the pope refuses because it was against the Catholic Church to get a divorce. After 7 years, Henry declares that the pope had no power over him and the pope excommunicates him. In 1534, Henry has parliament declare him the head of a new church, the Church of England, or the Anglican Church. This was a Protestant Church.
What was the first response of Henry VIII to the protestant reformation?
Henry wasn't outside the reformation, but in the middle of it. He BEGAN the reformation when he broke from the Catholic church over his divorce with his wife so he could marry Bolyn .
What causes led to the first European break with the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerIn England, Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church over the Church not allowing him to divorce his lawfully wedded wife. In Germany the princes in northern Germany used Martin Luther as an excuse to free themselves from Rome.
What was the result of Henry VIII's wish to divorce his wife Catherine and remarry?
His desires conflicted with the authority of the Pope, and his assumption of power over the clergy led to the division of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.
