Henry Viii's Creation Of A Separate Church Of England

Henry VIII ruled England for thirty-six years, residing over sweeping changes that brought his nation into the Protestant Reformation. He famously married a series of six wives in his search for political alliance, so he could have a healthy male heir. His desire to annul his first marriage without the pope's approval led to the creation of a separate Church of England. Of his six marriages, two ended in cancellation, two in natural deaths and two with his wife's beheading for adultery and treason. He was the second son of Henry VII of England, who was suddenly yanked into the spotlight by his older brother's death. At just eighteen years of age, he was crowned King of England. Great things were expected of him six feet tall, powerfully built,