HENRY VIII OF ENGLAND

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

• God created society as it was and it shouldn't be changed
• Maintained most of the Catholic beliefs
• Forbade the clergy to marry
• People born into poverty were so because of God's will
• Considered himself as the the supreme head of the Church of England

PUBLICATIONS AND ACTS

• Act of Supremacy: declared Henry as the head of the church
• Act of Succession: declared Anne's children as legitimate heirs
• Six Articles of 1539: struck directly at the Protestants and their beliefs
• Ten Articles of 1539: discussed baptism, penance and the Eucharist

GROUPS OPPOSED

• Protestants
• Catholic Church

IMPACT OF IDEAS

• Weakened the Catholic Church
• Increased England's wealth
• Contributed to the Protestant Reformation