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King Henry the eighth, placed himself at the head of the Protestant religion, and Protestism became the state religion of England.

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How did Henry eighth break with rome?

Henry 8th broke with Rome using Parliament. This gave him a divorce and he was the new head of England!


Which English monarch broke from rome and took control of the church of England?

Henry VIII


What king changed from Protestant to Catholic?

Depends on your definition. Henry VIII broke with Rome but Edward was the first Catholic king.


What did henry viii do that changed the face of religion in England?

1. He Broke Away From the Catholic church in Rome 2. He Made him self head of church in England


How did Henry the 8th breaking away from the church make social and religious changes?

King Henry the VIII formed the Church of England when he broke away from the church in Rome.


Henry VIII aided the entrance of protestant beliefs into England when he?

King Henry (VIII) wanted to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. He applied to the Pope in Rome. The Pope would not annul ther marriage. Basically, Henry said that no one outside England was going to tell him what to do in England, because he was King. So he broke away from the Roman Catholic Church (the Pope), and reformed the Roman Catholic Church that was in England, into the modern Anglican Communion. It is known as the 'Reformation'. NB When you see pictures of King Henry, and knowing his actions from history , he comes accross as a very Autocratic person.


Was William Shakespeare a Catholic?

Almost certainly not. Shakespeare was born in England after King Henry VIII broke with Rome and established the Church of England. It was illegal to be Catholic in England during Shakespeare's lifetime.


How the Church of England arrived in Britain?

The Church of England began when King Henry VIII, tired over being controlled by the Pope, broke away from Rome and founded the Church of England in 1534.


Name two things that Henry did in 1536 that changed the religion in England?

1. He Broke Away From the Catholic church in Rome 2. He Made him self head of church in England


What was Anne Boleyn Catholic or Protestant?

As her marriage to Henry VIII was central to his split from the Catholic Church, she would have been Catholic, not having lived long enough to have become Protestant.she was a Protestant!! Both she and Henry VIII were Catholics as was (and is) the Church of England they were just not in communion with Rome.


England became a Protestant country during the Reformation because?

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.


When did Henry VIII break from the Catholic Church?

Henry VIII of England broke from the Catholic Church in 1534 when the Act of Supremacy was passed which declared that the King of England was "the only Supreme Head in Earth of the Church of England". The Treasons Act 1534 declared it to be high treason (punishable by death) to refuse to acknowledge the King as such.