Which English Reformation figure is being described:was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; was responsible for the passage of the Act of Supremacy of 1559 which re-established the Church of Englands independence from Rome; and, was responsible for the Act of Uniformity of 1559 which detailed the structure of the Church of England

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Which English Reformation figure is being described:was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; was responsible for the passage of the Act of Supremacy of 1559 which re-established the Church of England’s independence from Rome; and, was responsible for the Act of Uniformity of 1559 which detailed the structure of the Church of England

A	Queen Theodora
B	Queen Isabella I
C	Queen Mary
D	Queen Elizabeth I

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Henry VIII had been a devout Catholic in his younger years. He had defended the Pope against the Protestant ideas published by Martin Luther, a German priest. In 1534, Henry declared that he, not the Pope, was the head of the Church in England. This sparked the English Reformation .

Detailed explanation-3: -The English Reformation began with King Henry VIII’s wish to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, something which the Catholic Church forbade. As a consequence, he left the Catholic Church and founded the Protestant Church of England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anne Boleyn influenced King Henry’s decision to both break from the Catholic Church and force Cardinal Wolsey out of power, pushing England towards the Act of Supremacy of 1534, which confirmed England’s break with Rome and declared Henry the Supreme Head of the Church of England.

Detailed explanation-5: -The English Reformation was a gradual process begun by King Henry VIII (1509-1547) and continued, in various ways, by his three children and successors Edward VI (1547-1553), Mary Tudor (1553-1558), and Elizabeth I (1558-1603).

Detailed explanation-6: -Which statement best describes the Reformation in England under Henry VIII? It was triggered by Henry’s desire to annul his marriage. How did the Reformation alter conceptions of the family? It extolled the superior state of marriage over celibacy.

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