Rise of the Church of England

The Church of England was formed by King Henry III for political reasons and not religious. One of the reasons Henry VIII changed the religion in his country is because he wanted a son and since he believed his wife could no longer have children he wanted a divorce from her. Henry called Parliament into session and asked it to pass laws that would end the pope’s power in England and thus be able …

…feel a sense of Protestantism. Though his acts were not to make the country feel better, but to have a man become king. After Henry’s death, his son, Edward, ruled for nine years, then Mary ruled and finally Elizabeth ruled. Elizabeth had one of the greatest reigns during the Renaissance period. Through these facts we can clearly see that the acts of Henry were not to improve the religious suppression, but his political gain.