Protestant Reformation 16th Century Essay

The Protestant Reformation of the Sixteenth Century
The Protestant Reformation ignited a religious reform movement that separated the western Christian church into Catholic and Protestant groups. Martin Luther embarked on a journey to start the religious reform movement; there were other developments before him that set a foundation for a religious alteration in the sixteenth century. The Protestant Reformation allowed for Protestantism to flourish throughout Europe, united the Roman Catholic Church with Christian denominations, enabled people to develop independent thinking and creative, fostered determination in people to attain religious and political freedom, and allowed for Christianity to evolve permanently throughout history.
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King Henry the VII was seen as selfish glutton. Surprisingly his strong desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon, his first wife made the English Reformation a more political than religious cause. The pope refused to grant Henry VII’s request to divorce Catherine of Aragon for Anne Boleyn. His attention then focused on the archbishop of Canterbury, head of the highest court in England. The archbishop condoned a divorce and annulled King Henry VII’s first marriage. Soon after Anne became queen she had a child, whom was a girl. This infuriated King Henry VII because he did not have a son to inherit his throne. This anger encouraged Henry VII to promote separation of the Church of England with Rome. This was known as the Act of Supremacy in 1534, it declared that the King was in complete control of the doctrine and Church of England. During Henry VII’s reign, Archbishop Cranmer attempted to reform the administrative and religious ruling. Shortly after this, Henry VII died and left his ruling to his underage son. Cranmer took advantage of this situation by directing the Church of England in a Protestant direction. This manifested new Protestant services and ideals in the Church of England. Mary a Catholic succeeded Edward VI. Her nickname “Bloody Mary” was no understatement. Her primary concern was for the Church of England to return to Catholicism; she murdered more than 300 heretics who opposed Catholicism. Ironically, her actions led for England to become more Protestant than ever