Essay about King Henry Vii and the Reformation - 2249 Words

LEE UNIVERSITY HENRY VIII AND THE REFORMATION PRESENTED, ROBERT BARNETT Ph.D. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HIST485: MEDIEVAL ENGLAND ANDREW H. DAVIDSON 15 JULY 2010 KING HENRY VIII AND THE REFORMATION For many years leading up to the reign of King Henry VIII, zealous souls were searching more than ever for a meaningful faith-based life for themselves and all of society. The people of England were becoming more and more confused about what the Church actually taught and were developing skeptical feelings towards the spiritual and physical power used and displayed by the clergy.[1] These feelings of the English people were reaching an all time high around the time that Henry VIII had succeeded his†¦show more content†¦King Henry had been happily married to Catherine of Aragon until he realized that she was not producing him a male heir that he longed for. The King had met and fallen in love with a woman named Ann Boleyn who was a strong, intelligent, and determined woman. Henry was determined to marry her and try to produce a son for a male heir to the throne.[15] In order to divorce Catherine, Henry needed a special papal dispensation. The pope refused to grant it, and Henry suspected that because the pope was related to the King of Spain that they were undermining England in the favor of Spain and therefore denying him the right to an heir.[16] After many attempts to get the popes permission for the divorce and approval to marry Ann with no success, King Henry VIII made a decision that would change history forever. Henry fired his closest advisor Cardinal Wolsey who was Lord Chancellor of England and replaced him with Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell.[17] These two men advised the King to split the English church off from the Roman church in order to become head of the church and gain the marriage that he desired. 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