HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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King of England during the High Middle Ages. Commonly confused with Aethelberd of Kent.
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King of England during the Reformation. He proved his loyalty to the Pope and was named Holy Roman Emperor
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King of England during the Protestant Reformation. He created the Church of England because the Pope wouldn’t grant him a divorce.
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King of France during the Reformation. He was good friends with Luther and helped France transition from Catholicism to Lutheranism.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Once titled “defender” of the Catholic church, Henry’s personal circumstances would drive him to break his Catholic ties and found the Church of England.
Detailed explanation-2: -Henry, who was looking for a way out of his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, ignored the pope’s warning. He went on to marry Anne Boleyn (and four subsequent wives), leading to his excommunication and one of the most significant schisms in the history of Christianity.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.