In England, on the other hand, King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in the 1530s, challenging ("protesting") against the universal papal authority and leading to the establishment of the Church of ...

In England, on the other hand, King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in the 1530s, challenging (“protesting”) against the universal papal authority and leading to the establishment of the ...

Thomas Cromwell was an English statesman and adviser to Henry VIII, responsible for drafting the legislation that formalised England's religious and political break with Rome during the 1530s.

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