Back to category: History

Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.

Was Henry VIII Catholic or Protestant?

Henry was born in 1491 and grew up in a strong catholic family, he went to mass every day. Henry only started to question
the catholic faith when he wanted to divorce his first wife, Catherine Of Aragon.
In the sixteenth centery everybody was happy with the catholic church and faith, but this all changed in the 1500’s. People began to critiscise the cathoic church. They protested against the following (a) The church was too weathly and used all it’s money in the wrong ways (b) The fact that the parish priests were never at their parishes. They had other jobs ad forgot about their parishes (c) All the services and the bible were in latain. ( d) Having to pay indulgences to forgive your sins. A group formed called the Lollards who protested against all o...

Posted by: Alyscia Yellowman

Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.