Henry VIII was the king of England. He wanted to have a son but his first wife gave birth to a daughter. He wanted a divorce from her, but in that time the Roman Catholic church believed in marriage for life. This meant that you could not get a divorce or else you would not go to heaven, it was against the church law. Henry VIII did not like this and he was trying to get the pope to let him get a divorce, but the pope would not let him. He went to the archbishop and he let him have a divorce. This led to Henry VIII breaking away from the catholic church and along with Henry VIII a lot of England broke away too. It made the English become mad about how much they had to pay the Catholic Church for things like marriage and baptism. Henry VIII kept his power by becoming head of the church in 1534. The country stayed catholic but the pope's power was ended.
source:
"The Reformation." History Learning Site. Web. 12 May 2010. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/reformation.htm
No comments:
Post a Comment