WORLD HISTORY

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ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which monarch of England started their own branch of the Protestant Church in 1534?
A
William I
B
Henry VII
C
Edward IV
D
Henry VIII
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Professor Susan Doran discusses Henry VIII and the Reformation, looking at the Catholic devotional texts that were owned by the king, his break with the Catholic Church and the development of the English Bible following the Reformation. Henry VIII was brought up a devout Catholic.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Church of England Facts The Church of England was established by King Henry VIII in 1534. It is a branch of Protestantism. The Anglican Church has allowed women to become priests since 1994.

Detailed explanation-3: -Protestant reform in England began with Henry VIII in 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a marriage annulment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Henry VIII was the king of England (1509–47). He broke with the Roman Catholic Church and had Parliament declare him supreme head of the Church of England, starting the English Reformation, because the pope would not annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

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