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Henry VIII - College Essay

Henry VIII

On June 28, 1941 Henry the VIII of England was born. This young
man will form his own church. He will succeed to the throne in 1509. He
will also marry six women! Something good will happen when he is king,
he will unite England and Wales and will also do some bad things like
executing people who would not follow his rules. In 1539, the Act of

Supremacy declared Henry to be the head of the Church of England.

King Henry the VIII of England had a good side and a bad side.

Though popular with the people of England and also very talented he had

many bad times and many good times for himself. Henry was not only

selfish but, also handsome and had a hearty personality, he ...

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Henry relied on Thomas Cardinal

Wosley to do much of the political and religious activities. Henry soon got

tired of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon, so he decides that he doesn't

want to be married to her anymore, so he tells Thomas Wosley to talk to the

pope so he can divorce Catherine. But, Cardinal Wosley wasn't able to

convince the pope, so in 1529 Henry took Wosley's authority away from him.

Henry then appointed Sir Thomas More. Henry then got that divorce through

Thomas Cramner, that he wanted with Catherine of Aragon and then married

Anne Boleyn. Cramner now the Arch Bishop of Canterbury, made Henry's

marriage with Catherine void and his marriage with Anne valid. This made

the Pope furious. So in 1534, King Henry had the parliament pass a law

saying that the king, not the pope, would from now on be the supreme head

of the Church of England. Since Henry was now in charge of the Church , he

was going to make some changes. He had all the ...

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Added: 3/6/2005 05:08:35 PM
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