Henry VIII sought to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn, but the Pope refused to grant an annulment due to the political influence of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Catherine's nephew. In response, Henry established himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England through the Acts of Supremacy, separating the English church from papal authority. This began the English Reformation and established Henry as the new head of the Anglican Church in England.

1. Henry VIII and the English Reformation

3. Devout Catholic; Named Defender of the Faithby Pope Leo X

4. Big fan of execution

6. Consort to Henry’s first wife, Catharine of Aragon

7. Problem: To marry Anne, Henry needs an annulment of his previous marriage from Pope Clement VII

8. Further Problem: He’d needed a special dispensation from Pope Julius IIfor his marriage to Catherine (formerly his late brother’s wife).

10. Henry summons parliament to deal with it in what becomes The Reformation Parliament

11. Henry concludes with charging the whole of English clergy with praemunire.

13. Strong advocate of the Reformation

15. Opposes separation from Catholic Church

17. Strong advocate of the Reformation

18. Engineered annulment of Henry’s 1st marriageThomas Cromwell

20. Describe legal sovereignty over sovereignty of the Church

21. Repealed by Mary I in 1554, then reinstated by Elizabeth I in 1559

22. Still govern overmodern day Anglican Church