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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
Why did Henry VIII establish the Church of England?
Correct answer
Because the Pope refused to allow him to divorce his first wife
Why
Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon, and the Pope refused. He broke away from the Church of Rome and established the Church of England, with the king as its head.
Answer choices
- ATo unite England and Scotland
- BBecause the Pope refused to allow him to divorce his first wife
- CTo end the Wars of the Roses
- DTo stop the Spanish Armada