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Which of the following statements explains the major cause of the English Reformation? A. Henry VIll's condemnation of Martin Luther's teachings B. the pope's refusal to annul Henry Vil's marriage to Catherine of Aragon C. the violence resulting from Mary l's reinstatement of Catholicism in England D. Mary I's execution of the Archbishop of Canterbury

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B. the pope's refusal to annul Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

Henry's desire for an annulment and the pope's refusal (pressured by Catherine's nephew, Emperor Charles V) led him to break with Rome and establish the Church of England with the king as its head. The other choices describe events before or after the break and are not the primary cause.