King Henry Viii Dbq Essay

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In the years of 1509 through 1547 England was changing drastically due to their ruler King Henry VIII. There was dived in England between Protestant against Catholics. At this time in England the Catholic Church was the supreme religious authority meaning it controlled everything. Kings were only allowing to rule with the blessing from the Pope. Rulers were also not allowed to make drastic decisions without the counsel of the Church. In the An Homily Against Disobedience and Wilful Rebellion The first Party states “nor of the ambition of mortal men and women climbing up of their own accord to dominion, that there be kings, queens, princes, and other governors over men being their subjects; but all kings, queens, and other governors are specially …show more content…

Shortly after, he married Catherina of Aragon. He was married to her for fifteen years, over that course they has one child who was female. Henry VIII claimed he had grounds for divorce on the “lack of a legitimate male heir to inherit the crown” (Rex). At first King Henry VIII wanted to get an annulment, which meant he needed that Pope to approve. The Pope denied his request and Henry VIII did not take it well. “Henry’s desperate quest for a divorce in the years around 1530, and that the desperate solution to at crisis – the break with Rome – entailed fundamental and interdependent changes in both religion and politics” (Rex). King Henry decided to remove the Catholic Church from England, making him able to divorce Catherina of …show more content…

The act states, “‘for corroboration and confirmation’ declared the king was ‘the only supreme head in earth of they church of England’” (Bernard). It made King Henry the ruler of the land and ruler over religion. He now did not have to get permission from the Catholic Church anymore. The act also gives the reason to why he did this “for he more sure establishment of the secession”(Bernard). Again, bring up the reason for the removal of the Church was to produce a male heir. The King made his entire subjects say an oath making him the head of the Church; if the people refused they were viewed as heretics. The act of supremacy states “Ye shall swear to bear faith truth and obedience only to the king’s majesty and to his heirs of his body of his most dear and entirely beloved lawful wife Queen Anne begotten and to be begotten”(Bernard). It is clearly stated above that he wanted all of his subject to support his decision to marry Anne making her the rightful queen. The act also states that any child reduced by Queen Anne is the rightful heir to the thrown, due to her because the rightful queen (Bernard). It is no shock that the county had a difficult time following the act of