ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Church of England established
A
1535
B
1553
C
1547
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In November 1534, the Act of Supremacy formally abolished papal authority in England and declared Henry Supreme Head of the Church of England.

Detailed explanation-2: -Act of Supremacy: 1534-1535 The Act of Supremacy demands public consent to the king’s newly assumed role as head of the Church of England.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henry VIII started the process of creating the Church of England after his split with the Pope in the 1530s. Henry was anxious to ensure a male heir after his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, had borne him only a daughter. He wanted his marriage annulled in order to remarry.

Detailed explanation-4: -King Henry VIII (famous for his many wives) is considered the founder of the Church of England.

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