1. Henry Loves All the Women!
English Reformation
Henry Loves All the Women!

2. The Protestant Reformation began in Germany In 1517
With Martin Luther
A Catholic Priest
Disagreed with church practices
Wrote his dissagreements in a paper called “95 Theses”
Made Catholic church angry
Church expelled him
His ideas spread, starting new church groups in Europe

3. Radical, New Ideas! Priests can marry You cannot buy forgiveness
Do not have to confess sins to a priest
Pilgrimages are not required
Kings nor bishops, nor popes should control church
Congregations could choose their leaders
“Salvation by Faith alone!”
Bible is Only Authority
Luther supposedly nailed his disagreements to these Church Doors in Wittenberg, Germany Oct. 31, 1517

4. Catholic Church was Furious!
Luther was declared an enemy of Pope Leo X and a Heretic
Luther was to be arrested and possibly executed
He was protected by a German prince
He escaped the city at night.

5. The Reformation in England Started over a King’s Love Life
His first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Aunt of King of Spain
Henry VIII wanted a Divorce from

6. Because …. He wanted to marry Anne Bolyen
He had no male heir, only a daughter
He believed Anne could give him a son
She “bewitched” him!
He declared his marriage to Catherine sinful
Asked the Pope to Annul it.

7. The Pope says NO! Pope Clement VII refused Henry
He was not about to offend the King of Spain!
Henry had been given special permission by Pope to marry Catherine, therefore it could not be annulled.

8. So Henry Broke with the Church
Henry created the Church of England
He would be the head of it
NO POPES!
He took all of the Catholic Church’s property & money in England.
He appointed all the bishops
They granted him a divorce!
An Anglican Cathedral in England, Canterbury Cathedral

9. Way was cleared to Marry
He and Anne quickly married, because she was already pregnant
He was sure it was the son he wanted

10. It was a daughter instead
Queen Elizabeth I
England’s greatest ruler
They later had a son, stillborn
Increased protections for Protestants
Queen when England defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588

11. Not much real Change
Henry kept the same beliefs and rituals of the Catholic Church
He just did away with the Church Leadership and appointed his own
Many in England were dissappointed

12. “Purify It!” Did Not like the Catholic elements in Anglican Church
Wanted to Purify the Church of Catholic influence
No Bishops! No Archbishops! No King in Church!
Church should elect its leaders.

13. King Was Offended by their Beliefs
Puritans will eventually leave England to come to America for Religious Freedom

14. Some Puritans Will Become Pilgrims
The Mayflower, Massachusetts, 1620

15. Anne Lost her head. Henry accused her of witchcraft and incest.
What about Henry & Anne
Henry moved on to Jane Seymore. She finally bore him the son he desired. She died two weeks later.
Anne Lost her head. Henry accused her of witchcraft and incest.

16. More Wives? Anne of Cleves, 4th Wife Married only 6 months
Henry did not like how she looked
They annulled the marriage
Said it had not been consummated?
He gave her a castle of her own
Called her his “sister”

17. Wife # 5 Catherine Howard Anne’s Cousin Accused of Adultery
Also Lost her Head

18. The Final Wife of Henry VIII
Catherine Parr, #6
He was her third husband
She married again after he died
She was probably named after his first wife

19. Henry’s Church Reformation
All about getting a divorce
The Pope denied him
So he broke with the Catholic Church and created the Church of England
Not much difference
But opened the door for new beliefs in England
Those who wanted real change eventually come to America