1. Henry VIII Another Challenge for the Roman Catholic Church

2. Henry VIII King of England 1509-1547 He was a devout Catholic Asked the Pope for to annul his marriage 1 st Wife did not produce a son for Henry

3. 1 st Wife--no sons 1527 Wants a divorce 1533 2 nd Wife 1536--beheaded 1537-Finally gets a son! She dies in child birth 1542 Beheaded 1540 Divorces 4 th Wife Outlives Henry!

4. Henry VIII takes over the Church 1529 – 1534: Parliament makes King head of England’s Church –Divorce is legalized, Pope loses power –Seizes church property (church owned 20% of land in England) Each of his 3 children would rule under religious turmoil Elizabeth I (Henry’s 3 rd child) - creates the Anglican Church

5. Anglican Church A state church moderate enough that both Catholics & Protestants could accept Religious peace returns to England under Elizabeth I (rules: 1558-1603)

6. Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestant Religions

7. Legacy of the Reformation Protestant Churches flourish One Religion no longer united Europe Monarchs gain power –Kings seize power once held by the Church Paved way for the modern Nation-State –City-states fall to Nation States –By 1648 France, England, Spain were strong –The political power of Rome was broken

8. Versus Thomas More Humanist writer during Renaissance Wrote “Utopia”

9. Conscience Conscious After Movie: