Question

What did King Henry VIII do when Pope Clement VII denied his request for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. (select all that apply)

Henry married Anne Boylen.
Henry reformed the church in England, adopting Protestant doctrine and practice.
Henry ordered the English army to invade Spain.
Henry convinced Parliament to end papal authority in England.
Henry obtained permission to divorce Catherine from the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Answer 1

Correct choices:
- Henry married Anne Boleyn.
- After the papal refusal, Henry married Anne Boleyn (1533).
- Henry convinced Parliament to end papal authority in England.
- Parliament passed laws (e.g., Act in Restraint of Appeals, Act of Supremacy) severing papal authority and making the king head of the Church of England.
- Henry obtained permission to divorce Catherine from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared Henry’s marriage to Catherine null in 1533 (an annulment issued by the archbishop, not by the pope).

Incorrect choices:
- Henry reformed the church in England, adopting Protestant doctrine and practice.
- Partly true that he initiated the English Reformation, but he did not broadly adopt Protestant doctrine; many traditional Catholic beliefs were retained under Henry.
- Henry ordered the English army to invade Spain.
- False — he did not order an invasion of Spain.