Why Did England Separate From The Church Of 16th Century England?

England deciding to separate from the Catholic Church

The English Reformation was a series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church . This decision was taking by King Henry the VIII. This decision was primary related to his personal want to have a male heir to continue the Tudor dynasty in the region. This decision was supported by the people of England with their dissatisfaction of the Catholic Church. We analyzed the factors involved in his decision and found couple bias such as short-term emotions, confirmation bias and overconfidence bias.

Introduction

King Henry was born on 28 June 1491 in Greenwich Palace to Elizabeth of York and Henry Tudor [King Henry the VII], who was a survivor and leader from Wars of the Roses. Not much was recorded from Henry’s childhood, since he was the second son of the couple’s and was not in line to receive the throne. Instead, it was his older brother Arthur, Prince of Wales. When King Henry was ten, Arthur married Catherine of Aragon and they moved together to Wales. But their marriage ceased to last, because four months later, Arthur died. He died at age fifteen on April 2nd, 1502. Catherine was now widowed and had signed a treaty before

The Roman Catholic Church also controlled marriage, one of the most important parts of one’s life. The Roman Catholic religion believed that marriage was life-long. The only exception, which isn’t considered divorce at all, is if a woman was widowed, she was able to find another man and re-marry. But divorce was something church would not allow. When a citizen couple wanted to get married, the church also required them to pay a fine. A different fine was needed to be paid if one wanted to get her child baptized, and another if one wanted to bury their deceased loved one on the Church’s