HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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What was the role of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I during the English Reformation:
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Henry became Protestant because his wife Catherine was; Elizabeth became Protestant because her mother Catherine was
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Henry became Protestant for Personal reasons (a divorce); Elizabeth became Protestant to create unity in the kingdom
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neither of these are correct
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Henry VIII created the Church of England as a religious body unique from the Roman Catholic Church in order to achieve his goal of divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in an attempt to remarry and father sons to continue his dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Henry VIII’s Reformation Parliament, which sat from 1529 to 1536, fundamentally changed the nature of Parliament and of English government. The King summoned it in order to settle what was called his ‘great matter’, his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, which the Papacy in Rome was blocking.
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