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Which of the following statements explains the major cause of the English Reformation?
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The major cause was King Henry VIII’s break with the papacy — primarily his need for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and the Pope’s refusal — which led Henry to assert royal supremacy over the English church (Act of Supremacy) and create the Church of England.
Brief context: Protestant ideas and criticisms of church corruption made the change easier to justify, and the break also let Henry seize church lands and revenues, strengthening the crown.
Brief context: Protestant ideas and criticisms of church corruption made the change easier to justify, and the break also let Henry seize church lands and revenues, strengthening the crown.
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