ANTHRO 41A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Henry Iv Of France, Protestant Work Ethic, Nationstates

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHRO 41A
• Professor: Thomas Douglas

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Henry viii - (anglican) church of england: the english king, henry. Viii (1491-1547), wants a divorce from catherine of aragon. The pope, under pressure from emperor charles v, refuses to grant the divorce. (catherine is the aunt of charles v). 1532 and, borrowing from martin luther"s protestant claims, creates a. Church of england that is free from the authority of the pope and henry places himself as the supreme head of this new english church. England at the age of 9 (in 1547) after the death of his father, henry viii. Edward was the son of henry"s third wife, jane seymour. England separated from the church of rome and the pope"s power. Edward maintained his father"s tradition by being recognized as the supreme head of the anglican church. Edward died at the age of 15 and named his 17 year old cousin, lady jane grey, to succeed him.