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Protestant Revolt Dbq

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In the year 1517, Martin Luther started his protestant revolt. This revolt caused many Catholics to turn away from their faith in Germany, Switzerland, England, and later all around the world. This divided the people of Europe, causing many wars between states and enmities between previous friends. In England, King Henry VIII divorced and remarried, causing the pope to publicly reprimand him. In anger, King Henry broke from the church and made himself head of the church of England. King Henry could do whatever he wanted, because the people of England had lost their freedom. Laws were created which forced people to stop practicing the Catholic religion and turn to Protestantism, which resulted in a great loss of souls. While all of this was

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