Henry VIII wanted a divorce, but divorce was banned by the Catholic Church therefore Henry decided to appoint himself head of the Church of England so he could get a divorce. However, Henry did not become a Protestant and he continued to practice Catholicism until his death. The Reformation in England did not cause the country to become Protestant. It allowed dissenting ideas freer access to the population. The teachings of men like John Calvin became more common in England because the Church of England was not so directly linked to Rome.
king declared himself head of the Church of England.
Roman Catholic AnswerEngland remains a protestant country with the Queen as legal head of the Church of England (the Anglican Church).
The protestant reformation was caused by Martin Luther who wrote the ninety-five theses. He criticized the Catholic church and other followed him, causing a break-away from the roman catholic church.
Christopher Columbus was Catholic, and so was his country, Spain.
The Protestant Reformation was the European Christian reform movement that established Protestantism as a constituent branch of contemporary Christianity. The Reformation began on October 31, 1517, when German monk Saint Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Germany. This was one of the greatest events of the past 1,000 years. From the consequences of papal excommunication and the imperial ban Luther was protected by Elector Frederick of Saxony, his territorial sovereign. The Reformation received its final form in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Queen Mary had failed to restore her country to union with Rome and the Catholic Faith, the ascendancy of Anglicanism was established in England by Elizabeth. England Sweden Zurich Canton of Switzerland Netherlands Prussia England, Scotland, Norway, Livonia, Sweden, Finland,and Denmark turned protestant during the reformation but most of Germany stayed Catholic along with Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, and Italy
Henry VIII .
It brought more religions to the country (catholic and protestant) and there was a tension between the Catholic and protestant.<3
king declared himself head of the Church of England.
Germany
The Duchy of Saxony (in today's Germany) where Martin Luther initiated the Reformation.
Because Spain had the "most Catholic monarchs" who sought to preserve the faith in their country unspotted by protestant heretics.
Mostly Protestant mainly Lutheran a small minority is Roman Catholic, before the Protestant Reformation it was a Catholic country.
protestant than catholic then protestant etc it was like this because of the different rulers and their religious beliefs
During the founding of Jamestown in 1607, England was not a Catholic country; it had established itself as a Protestant nation following the English Reformation. King Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church in the 16th century led to the establishment of the Church of England, which became the dominant faith. This Protestant influence shaped the early governance and social structures of the Jamestown settlement.
England?
because anne read the british newspaper article
Humanism did not spread as widely in England compared to other European countries due to the strong influence of the Protestant Reformation and the established power of the Church of England. The tensions between humanist ideas and religious doctrine, as well as the political and social upheavals during the Reformation period, limited the growth of humanism in England. Additionally, the focus on national identity and traditional values in England may have been a factor in the relatively lesser impact of humanism in the country.