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England Becomes Protestant. King Henry VIII. King Henry VIII --(1527)wanted a divorce from his wife so he could marry a younger wife who would produce a male heir, but the pope refused because divorce was forbidden by the Church.
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England Becomes Protestant
King Henry VIII--(1527)wanted a divorce from his wife so he could marry a younger wife who would produce a male heir, but the pope refused because divorce was forbidden by the Church
1529--Henry VIII and Parliament ended the Pope's power in England • 1533--Henry divorced wife, Catherine of Aragon and married Ann Boleyn
3. 1534--Act of Supremacy--Parliament make English King, NOT the Pope the official head of England’s Church
"King Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded: One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded."
The Family of Henry VIIILeft to right: Philip and Mary with War, Henry VIII, Edward VI,Elizabeth I with Peace and Plenty
Elizabeth I—(1533-1603) Ann Boleyn’s daughter who inherited throne in 1558
Elizabeth was Protestant • Protestant—applied to Christians who • belonged to non–Catholic churches • 3. Elizabeth created an • official Protestant • Church of England • called the • Anglican Church
The Spanish Armada—(1588)—a religious war in which Catholic Spain (King Philip II) attacked Protestant England (Elizabeth I) vs.
“I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a king of England, too, and I think foul scorn [of]…any prince of Europe [who] should invade the borders of my realm.”
WHY? • a. Religious war—Catholic vs. Protestant • b. Competition for trade • c. Rival for power
RESULT—Bad weather and • superior fleet nearly • destroyed the • Spanish Armada
Calvinism: • John Calvin—influenced by Luther • Taught/Preached: • Predestination—whatever happened to a • person after death was predetermined by • God • “The elect”—those who would go to • heaven
New Christian religions pop up all over Europe during the Reformation, ENDING RELIGIOUS UNITY IN EUROPE FOREVER!