Henry+VIII

Henry VIII began the English Reformation by forming the Protestant Church in England. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife Catherine because she could not produce a male heir, but the Catholic Church didn't allow divorce. The Pope wouldn't grant Henry the righ to divorce even though he was king of England. Henry left the Catholic Church and created a new Christian Church, the Protestant Church. In this church, Henry was the head of the church and could divorce and marry a new woman. He married multiple women, all of which produced females or males who didn't survive childbirth. Later, Bloody Mary became queen of England, but once she died, one of Henry VIII's daughters became queen. This daughter was Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boelyn. She went on to form the Episcopal Church. http://www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk/best_practice/henry/The%20Wives%20of%20Henry%20VIII_title.jpg

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