The Reformation In England

England remained Catholic for over 80 years after the Gutenberg Bible was printed

Until Henry VIII

Henry VIII was the second monarch in the Tudor Dynasty

He marries Catherine of Aragon in 1509

They have a daughter named Mary

Henry VIII became worried about instability after Catherine could not produce a male heir

Henry said his marriage was "blighted in the eyes of God" because Catherine was previously married to his brother

So he asked for an annulment (divorce) from Pope Clement V

he said no

To complicate things: Catherine's nephew was Charles V: King of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor

Henry VIII asks parliament to pass laws limiting the Church's power in England

He secretly marries Anne Boleyn in 1533

Passes Act of Supremacy: English subjects took oath recognizing divorce and Henry as the Head of the Church of England

Anne and Henry VIII have another daughter: Elizabeth

Henry VIII still has no son...

and he decides to behead Anne Boleyn

He then marries Jane Seymour (his favorite)

They have a son!

but then Jane dies

Henry VIII marries 3 more time after

He remains a "devout" Catholic throughout his reign, although he is head of a (protestant) Church of England

Henry VIII dies; Edward VI becomes king at 10 (has a "Protectorate")

Edward VI

• Continues spread of protestantism
• Book of Common Prayer introduced (in English)
• Imprisons Catholic Bishops

Edward dies at 15; his sister Mary takes over

Queen Mary

• VERY Catholic (remember her mother was from Spain and Catholic)
• Re-establishes Catholicism in England
• Marries Prince Phillip of Spain
• Burns about 300 protestants to death
• Known as "Bloody Mary"

Mary dies in 1558, Elizabeth I becomes queen

Queen Elizabeth

• Raised Protestant, re-establishes Protestantism
• Creates a formal and separate Anglican church
• Super tolerant of both Protestants and Catholics
• Defeats the Spanish Armada and King Phillip II