Post on 30-Dec-2015
King Henry VIII broke England away from the Catholic Church and
converted England to Protestant •The Anglican Church (a.k.a. the
Church of England)
•Henry VIII left the Catholic Church for political and personal reasons, not religious like Luther!
I’m Henry the VIII I am! I WANT A SON!
Spanish Princess (Catholic)Aunt of Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) Papal Dispensation (allows Henry to marry his bro’s wife) 1 daughter (no sons survived infancy) Mary Tudor
Asked for Annulment from Pope (claims Papal Dispensation was corrupt)Declared Church of England to be separate from Rome & married Anne BoleynThe Supremacy Act (Declared King has supreme power over church)Took Church land (Monasteries)I will not
wait any longer! I
want a son! England will no longer be
Catholic!
Catherine’s Maid of HonorProtestant Mother of ElizabethBeheaded(Elizabeth is declared illegitimate)
Beheaded
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Catherine Parr
Beheaded
Divorce
Divorce
Beheaded
Died giving birth
Died after Henry
•Catholic daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon, married Phillip II of Spain (cousin)•Returned England to Catholic•murdered hundreds of Protestant heretics during her reign•Many protestants flee to Northern Ireland!
I will kill all the
Protestant heretics!
•Protestant daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn•Returned England to Protestant•Brought “peace” between the religions•Glorious Reign! Well loved Queen!•Renaissance Queen•Never marries!