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AP European History
Unit 2 – Reformation
Topic 2.3
How did Henry VIII's political motivations shape England’s path towards Protestant Reformation?
Henry openly rebelled against Catholicism out of personal religious conviction.
Henry sought an annulment disallowed by Catholic Church, leading him to set up his own church with himself at its head - thus creating Anglicanism.
Henry aimed at creating an egalitarian society by breaking down the Church's power.
Henry's principal motivation was to establish a pan-European Protestant alliance.
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