Who was the king that start the Anglican religion in England?

Answer 1

Henry VIII (though always referring to himself as "Catholic") broke from the Roman Catholic Church and its Papacy, establishing himself and his heirs as the highest officials of the Church of England.

Answer 2

Although Henry VIII started the Anglican CHURCH, at its beginning it wasn't all that much different from the Roman Catholic Church that he had broken away from (for the reasons well explained by other answerers). Anglicanism as a separate denomination, with a distinctly different set of beliefs from Roman Catholicism, began to grow under Edward VI (1547-53) and developed pretty fully under Elizabeth I (1558-1603). The "39 Articles" were agreed in 1563 to finally define what Anglicanism really was.

Answer 3

Henry V111 repudiated Papal authority during his reign, but Anglicans traditionally date the origin of their church back to the arrival of the first Archbishop of Canterbury -- Saint Augustine , during the sixth century.

Answer 4

Henry VIII started the Church of England when the Pope of the day refused to allow his divorce from Catharine of Aragon, his first wife.

Answer 5

henry v111 was born and died a catholic,even though he started the church of england in his heart he was catholic as he was given the last rights by a catholic priest,queen elizabeth the first would be the main person that made the protestant church the main religion.it was also known as the high church of england which is still in existance ,they are very similar to the catholic church in many ways,

Answer 6

Yes, Henry the VIII wanted to get a divorse from one of his wives, and the Catholic church wouldn't let him. So he broke away from the church and started his own; the church of England.

Answer 7

Henry VIII

Answer 8

henry viii. he wanted to get a divorce from his wife and marry someone else. the church said no. he said yes. so henry made his own church that would say yes.

Answer 9

Henry VIII when he broke away from the Catholic Church.