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England and Wales Did you know? Henry VIII Boleyn, Anne Canterbury Cathedral Chester Bath Stratford-upon-Avon Castles Welsh Oxford Cambridge Who Is he? Henry VIII Henry VIII: introduction Henry VIII?(1491-1547),?king?of England (1509-1547). Henry VIII prided himself on his education and his patronage保护人 of humanist人道主义者 scholars, but his increasingly despotic专制的 behavior left a more enduring image. Henry VIII: introduction Henry VIII had six wives, fought numerous wars in Europe, and even aspired 立志to become Holy Roman Emperor 君主in order to extend his control to Europe. He ruthlessly 冷酷increased the power of royal王室的 government, using Parliament to sanction同意 his actions. Henry VIII: introduction His greatest achievement was to initiate发动 the Protestant 新教徒的Reformation in England. He rejected the authority of the pope罗马教皇 and the Roman Catholic天主教 Church, confiscated没收 church lands, and promoted 提升eligious reformers to power. Henry VIII: divorce and reformation In 1527 Henry looked for a way out of his marriage to his first wife, Catherine. However, the divorce was a political impossibility. Catherine’s nephew was Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor and the most powerful ruler in Europe, and the pope would not take sides against Charles. Henry would have to find another way to accomplish完成 his goal. Henry VIII: divorce and reformation In 1532, in addition to the laws Parliament had already passed shifting狡猾 religious authority to Henry, Parliament passed a law prohibiting appeals请求 to the pope in matters of marriage. Henry’s union with Catherine was declared公然的 void无效. Henry officially married Anne and made her queen. Henry VIII: divorce and reformation In?response?to?Henry?divorcing Catherine, the pope excommunicated逐出教会 the king and, by extension, the nation. Following the break with Rome, Henry undertook a reorganization of church and state. Henry was declared supreme最高的 head of the church in England, and all of the payments normally made to the pop