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This 3 page paper argues that King Henry VIII had a huge impact on European history when he broke from the Catholic Church and established the Anglican Church with himself at its head. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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changed the face of a nation: King Henry VIII of England. Discussion Henry was one of Europes first absolute monarchs, rulers who were increasing their power as that of the
feudal lords and barons was diminishing (Nili. 2007). This power allowed Henry to make sweeping unilateral decisions and since one of his goals was to insure that the Tudor line
would continue, his decisions had to do with religion and the laws of marriage. His first marriage was to his brothers widow, Catherine of Aragon, but when she did
not give him a son, he wanted a divorce. However, Catherine was the aunt of King Charles V, a very powerful monarch in his own right; the Pope was under
his authority (Nili, 2007). There was only one thing to do, and Henry did it: he broke with the Catholic Church, and "declared himself the supreme head of the Church
of England" (Nili, 2007). Further, he decreed that "all of his subjects were to follow the same faith as himself. His decisions were immediately reinforced by Parliament who passed several
bills authorizing Henrys actions" (Nili, 2007). This meant that from then on, the monarch would also be the head of the Church of England (Nili, 2007). This action also allowed
Henry to "take control of all Church holdings in England, a very substantial amount" (Nili, 2007). However, creating the Church of England and divorcing Catherine were more than the actions
of a man who needed a legitimate heir, they also showed how weak the Church was becoming (Nili, 2007). It was also a sea change in international relations: "Just several
years earlier, the Pope had named Henry the defender of Christendom, and now he issued a bull excommunicating him" (Nili, 2007). Common men also challenged the church authority that had
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