Henry VIII (1491-1547) (1 gen 1491 anni – 13 marzo 1547 anni)

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Split from Emperor Charles and makes England Protestant.

(Anglican) Church of England


The English King, Henry VIII (1491-1547), wants a
divorce from Catherine of Aragon. The pope, under
pressure from Emperor Charles V, refuses to grant the
divorce. (Catherine is the aunt of Charles V). Henry
divorces Catherine anyway in 1532 and, borrowing from
Martin Luther’s Protestant claims, creates a Church of
England that is free from the authority of the pope and
Henry places himself as the supreme head of this new
English Church. As a result, the English aristocracy
becomes incredibly wealthy because all the Catholic
Church’s lands, taxes and wealth throughout England now
become property of the English Crown.

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