What religious changes were initiated in England under different rulers?

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bloomlocke367 · Answer

Henry VIII made the the Church of England "protestant" so he could divorce have the control to divorce, not the Pope because he wished to get a divorce so he could marry Ann Bolyn ( I think it was her, he had so many wives lol) and the Pope wouldn't nullify his marriage. It was considered protestant because it wasn't under the Pope, yet almost everything about it was Catholic.

bloomlocke367 · Answer

Is that helpful at all?

anonymous · Answer

oh it's good information :) 

but might i ask?
what about Mary? u know, the half-sister aka bloody mary? she killed a bunch of protestants right? is there a significance in there to this question?

bloomlocke367 · Answer

Well, I don't think so. That really wasn't a change. There was religious persecution all over Europe during that time, so that was nothing new.

anonymous · Answer

mm.. so the major one was in king henry VII's time? 

no more?

bloomlocke367 · Answer

I mean, it made many hate her, and caused conflict between her and Elizabeth... but I'm not sure if it cause any religious change. I may be wrong though

bloomlocke367 · Answer

and hmmm

bloomlocke367 · Answer

Charles I increased the power of the Pope and Bishops, if I'm not mistaken

anonymous · Answer

is he before henry ?

bloomlocke367 · Answer

I think so?...

bloomlocke367 · Answer

The religious turmoil that England and Wales had experienced since the late 1520’s continued after the death of Edward VI. By Edward’s death, England had a Church of England that was very recognisable as being Protestant. Whether Luther inspired it or Calvin was a separate issue but all vestiges of Catholicism has been removed. Edward has been educated as a Protestant so there would have been no surprise at the direction that the Church would take while he was king. There was also no confusion as to the direction the Church would take with Mary I. Mary had been educated as a Roman Catholic and she would have been very aware that the issue of religion started with Henry VIII’s attempt to divorce Mary’s mother, Catherine of Aragon. When Mary became queen in 1553, few doubted that she would return the Church to both Rome and Catholicism. How the people would react to yet more change would be an unknown quantity

anonymous · Answer

oooohh.. thanks for the information. i think these would be enough

bloomlocke367 · Answer

No problem :) I was in AP Euro last year.... I never thought that info would pay off. lol