Henry VIII: Breaking Away From The Church Of Rome

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The Protestant Reformation was a major event that happened over the course of Henry VIII reign which involved England breaking away from the church in Rome, there were many reasons why this happened and this essay will evaluate the main causes. The most important cause was Henry VIII’s desire for an annulment with Catherine of Aragon, which the pope would not allow.
In the 16th century people were incredibly discontented with the church. It benefited only the rich and well educated. People were angry with the fact that they had to pay indulgences to have their sins erased. The Catholic Church was incredibly corrupt and was a business, not a religion. Mass was read in Latin, a language which many could not understand. The majority of the population was infuriated with the Church. This is important to the English Reformation as it would have been ludicrous for Henry VIII to break away from the Catholic Church without any public backing as he risked a rebellion. The discontent was an underlying feeling …show more content…
Thomas Cromwell was an advisor to Henry VIII, Cromwell had very strong protestant beliefs and swayed Henry towards Protestant ideas. Cromwell wanted to persuade Henry that the church, the best way to go about this was to “examine” the Monasteries and find out they are corrupt, starting the process of the dissolution. Cromwell passed an act, the 10 Articles, which illegalised Catholic beliefs and made believing in transubstantiation compulsory. Cromwell simply made the Protestant Reformation Protestant, which is important, but not as important as Henry VIII’s great matter but did not directly cause the reformation. Anne Boleyn also had a profound effect on the reformation, she was one the reasons for Henry’s desire for annulment, Henry had an affair with her, and thus wanted to end his marriage with Catherine of
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