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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.

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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.

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It is true Henry VIII broke off the Catholic church in order to obtain a divorce. Him breaking off from the Church led to the start of the Protestant church.

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Henry VIII of England suppressed the Catholic Church in England so that he could divorce his wife.

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Who lead England's break from the catholic church?

Henry VIII.


What did Henry VIII break away from?

The Roman Catholic Church.


Why did King Henry VIII break with the Roman Catholic church for money?

Roman Catholic AnswerHenry VIII did not break with the Catholic Church for money.


What did Thomas More do that was significant?

He opposed Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church.


What evidence is there to support the idea that Henry VIII remained a catholic at heart after the break up with the church?

Henry VIII wanted to break with Rome, but not the Catholic religion. The Church in England, at least during Henry's reign, remained Catholic in theology and liturgy. After the break and until Henry's death, the Protestant religion was still illegal in England.


What did Thomas More do that was so significant?

He opposed Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church.


What was the significance of Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church?

It undermined the power and authority of the pope.


Who told Henry VIII's nation to break away form the Roman Catholic Church?

When the pope refused to grant Henry VIII a divorce, he decided to break with Rome and appointed himself as the head of the church in England.


Did King Henry VIII build up his country?

Henry VIII filled his coffers with the spoils from his break with the Catholic Church and the following raiding of their monies and assets.


What was the religion of Henry 2?

Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.


What king replaced the pope as head of the Catholic Church?

No king has ever replaced a pope as head of the Catholic Church. Henry VIII did break from the Catholic Church and formed what is the Church of England but which is not a Catholic Church as it is not in union with Rome.


Whose divorce request finalized the break with the Catholic Church and led to the English reformation?

Henry VIII