Henry VIII was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty. He was power hungry and some would even say a brat. Between his six wives and the killing of Thomas Moore, we can see a trend.
 Basically... divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived |
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When he wanted an annulment from his wife Catharine of Aragon and Pope Clement told him no, Henry broke away from the Catholic Church. He created the Anglican Church, with none other than himself as the leader. Some argue that his reason for breaking away was for the annulment, others would say his decision was far more political. Henry VIII wanted more power, so he simply consolidated the two main sources of authority . Instead of his subjects listening to both him and the Pope, he transformed himself into a Papal figure. He was now the ruler of Church AND State, in essence turning a monarchy into a theocracy.
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