What situation led to Henry VIII’s decision to break away from the Catholic Church and establish the Church of England?(1 point) Responses His execution of Sir Thomas More. His execution of Sir Thomas More. His support for the Book of Common Prayer. His support for the Book of Common Prayer . His failure to have his first marriage annulled by the pope. His failure to have his first marriage annulled by the pope. His defeat of the Spanish Armada.

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The situation that led to Henry VIII’s decision to break away from the Catholic Church and establish the Church of England was his failure to have his first marriage annulled by the pope. Henry VIII sought to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon after she failed to produce a male heir, but the pope refused his request, leading Henry to take drastic measures to establish a separate church that would allow him to remarry.