WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Henry VIII and Elizabeth I’s role in the English Reformation?
A
Henry VIII wanted England to be a Protestant nation because the his wife, Catherine, was Protestant.
B
Henry was strictly against changing his Catholic faith for any reason, while this daughter, Elizabeth, wanted to become Lutheran to bring peace to her realm.
C
Elizabeth, Henry’s daughter, had been raised Catholic, refused to change her religion, and Henry was strictly against changing his Catholic faith for any reason.
D
Henry VIII wanted England to be a Protestant nation for personal reasons, while Elizabeth, his daughter, wanted to bring Protestantism back to bring peace to the realm.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Henry VIII wanted England to be a Protestant nation because the his wife, Catherine, was Protestant. Henry was strictly against changing his Catholic faith for any reason, while this daughter, Elizabeth, wanted to become Lutheran to bring peace to her realm.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, Henry formally broke with the Pope and the Roman Church after Pope Clement VII refused to grant him an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so that he could wed Anne. His appeal for an annulment was on the grounds that their union contravened the scriptures, citing Leviticus 20.

Detailed explanation-3: -Upon assuming the throne, Queen Elizabeth I restored England to Protestantism. This broke with the policy of her predecessor and half-sister, Queen Mary I, a Catholic monarch who ruthlessly tried to eliminate Protestantism from English society.

Detailed explanation-4: -10. Which choice best describes Henry VIII’s and Elizabeth I’s role in the English Reformation? Henry VIII wanted England to be a protestant nation for personal reasons, while Elizabeth, his daughter, wanted to bring Protestantism back to bring peace to the realm.

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