Which King was it who changed his religion so that he could divorce?

Question

And who was the founder of the Church of England?

(Please will you try and give me sensible answers, thank you).

Answer 1

King Henry the 8th. He was a devout Catholic right up t the point where the pope refused him the right to re-marry. Knowing he could not change this and being bound by religious law, he established the church of England in order to transcend these laws and make his own. Our country has been paying for that man's right to shag,have the latest pretty young thing on his arm and have his own way for centuries.
Because of this, we now have a nation in many places torn by sectarianism.
Also, It was his illegitimate child to Ann Boleyn (whom he had beheaded) that ended up ruling England for over 40 years (Queen Elizabeth) It was an interesting period of time to say the least...

Answer 2

Henry VIII. He married 6 times:
Divorced: Catherine of Aragon (mother of Mary
Beheaded: Anne Boleyn (mother of Elizabeth)
Died: Jane Seymour (mother of Edward)
Divorced; Anne of Cleves
Beheaded: Catherine Howard
Survived: Catherine Parr

Having already been divorced once, the Pope refused to let him divorce a second time. So Henry VIII set up the Church of England. However, he was also short of £, so by setting up the Church of England he was able to ban the Catholic Church, which meant he got all the Catholic churches' money through the dissolution of the monasteries!

As an aside, the Pope made him 'Defender of the Faith', meaning the Catholic faith, before the fallout - and even now British monarchs hold the title, yet are not allowed to marry (or be!) Catholics!

It has always amazed me that people think Prince Charles could not have married Camilla when the Church of England was set up so the King could marry when divorced! And King Edward had to abdicate not because Mrs. Simpson was a divorcee but because she was Catholic - a point that is very rarely made!

Answer 3

King Henry VIII is the answer for both, it was Katherine of Aragon he wanted to divorce and the churchy dude said no you can't and he went pah, yes I can, I'm King and I'll do as I please, lets just change some of these rules about and call it Church of England,lovely, now I can divorce her muahahahaha.

Well it wasn't the exact wording, but you get the idea. Apparently he tried to say the marriage wasn't proper, he was betrothed to her by his father, I found a good site that I know has the correct information, because I learnt it.

Answer 4

Henry the 8th changed religion so that he could divorce and his daughter Elizabeth founded the church of England in order to stop civil wars between Catholics and Protestants.

Answer 5

King Henry VIII is the answer to both of your questions. He also did other stuff like decided that the king should have power over the church where previously it had always been assumed vice versa.

Answer 6

Henry the 8th actually created the Church of England and made himself (or the monarch as standard) head of this church in order to give free reign over passing laws.

Answer 7

as far as I am aware King Henry VIII founded the Church of England to enable him to divorce and remarry. Which is quite ironic because until recently the C of E didn't allow divorcees to marry in their churches!!!

Answer 8

The answer to both questions in Henry the 8th. He was proclaimed Defender of the faith by the Pope and then cut himself from Rome! This allowed him to divorce, stopped the crown versus church debate when writing laws and also made him alot of money when he dissolved the monasteries.

Answer 9

King Henry VIII

Answer 10

King Henry the VIII