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He wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon because he needed a male heir to the throne. Passing this act would allow him to do it. The pope would not allow divorce, even for the king.

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The Act of Supremacy allowed Henry VIII to name himself the head of the Church of England, so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

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