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A Long and Illustrious History › The Tudors and Stuarts
Which English king was famous for breaking with the Roman Catholic Church to establish the Church of England?
- Henry VII
- Henry VIII
- Edward VI
- Charles I
Why this is the correct answer
Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s, primarily to obtain an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which the Pope refused to grant. He declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England, a new Protestant church. This break with Rome was one of the most significant events in English religious and political history.