During the time King Henry VIII was trying to get rid of his wife, Catherine of Aragon, the Protestant Reformation was going on. Unable to obtain an annulment from the Pope, establishing Protestantism as the primary religion of England, and putting himself as the head of the church, worked to Henry's advantage. When his son, Edward, took the throne, Catholic holy icons, fancy dress and celebration of the saints were banned. When his sister, Mary came to the throne, however, Catholicism was restored, and Mary proceeded to deal harshly with the Protestants. When her sister, Elizabeth I ascended the throne, Protestantism was brought back, firmly establishing it, rather than Catholicism, as the religion of Britain.
Henry VIII broke apart from the Roman Catholic Church and made himself head of the Church in order to divorce his wife, and in doing so he made it protestant.
I would say that would be with ElizabethI as it was briefly ruled by her sister who was staunch Roman Catholic. Since Elizabeth however, the Royal family has been Church of England. However I am sure that those who are Roman Catholic would not agree with it being called a "Protestant Country" as there are also many, many Catholics there and it is not against the law to be such , as it may have been in times past.
The first step of England's shift to Protestantism was Henry VIII's break from the Catholic church. Henry wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon, so he denounce Catholicism and founded the church of England. His son Edward VI continued Protestantism but had a short rule. He died in 1553 and his older sister Mary took the throne. Mary was Catholic and persecuted protestants in England. Her reign ended when she died in 1558. Her sister Elizabeth I took the throne and reinstated Protestantism.
When Henry VIII split with the Catholic Church because the pope would not approve an annulment or divorce from Catherine of Aragon, Henry formed his own church and named himself as the head. It became a Protestant Church. To be considered as a Catholic Church a religion must demonstrate the four marks of the Church as established by the Nicene Creed - One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. Once Henry separated his church lost the "One" as the Church of England was no longer "one" with the pope. To deny the Pope is to express a heresy as far as the Catholic Church is concerned.
The Kingdom of England has no specific founding date
Great Britain (of which England was a part)
As William of Orange and Queen Mary were invited to the English throne (1688) they promised to sign the Bill of Rights. It limited the monarchs' power and stated that no monarch could neglect the people's right to having a say in the government - that is, the monarch should rule with the consent of the people and together with the parliament. A constitutional or parliamentary monarchy was formed in which the monarch rules over but does not govern the country.
Henry VIII started of as a Catholic, became a Protestant, although he later undid many of his reforms creating the Church of England that's a cross between the Catholic Church and Evangelical churches. Catherine of Aragon was a Catholic. Anne Boleyn was a Protestant. Jane Seymour accepted her husbands religion, although many sources said that she was a Catholic at heart. Anne of Cleeves was a strong Protestant. Catherine Howard was a protestant. Catherine Parr was also a strong protestant. ------ The Children ----- Edward was brought up a protestant, as was Elizabeth, but Mary was brought up a firm believer in the Catholic faith.
As a result of the glorious revolution, king William III of Orange-Nassau was crowned as William III of England, after Dutch fleet and army invaded England . This invasion was supported by some English parliamentarians, to overthrow king James II of England.
king declared himself head of the Church of England.
It became a Protestant State.
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.
No Elizabeth did not make England Catholic that was he sister Mary I as soon as Mary died Elizabeth became queen and wanted to change the country back to Protestant.
William III.
It was King Henry VIII of England. He became the head of the Church of England. This title has passed down to the present day monarch.
King Henry the eighth, placed himself at the head of the Protestant religion, and Protestism became the state religion of England.
England became a colonizing country mainly for profit.
Pick up a book about English or World History. I guarantee you'll find the answer. Here's a hint..it started around the 15th century A.D.
It became known as Protestantism, leading to the founding of the Church of England.
It had became a Protestant country in which the Bible was freely available to all. How did this change influence the history of your country?... The Bible had an influence on the men and women who came to America as if it was a way of government.
King Henry VIII, he was also the first protestant Monarch in the UK as it was during his reign that England became protestant.