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Comparison: Henry VIII And Anne Boleyn
I, Henry Tudor son of Henry the sixth was born on June 28th 1491. I gather before you today, to address the achievements and tribulations, I have achieved and endured in my rule. Following my Father’s demise, I was crowned King on 21st April 1509. I was known to be omnipotent as I established the Act of Supremacy. I am described as a ruthless ruler as I executed my wives. Despite my brutal disciplining, I have achieved many political and religious achievements. The Pope’s refusal to separate Catherine of Aragon and myself put me in a very difficult position. As I had no male heir to take on the throne after myself, I had to get married. When the Pope excommunicated me after my marriage to legal Anne Boleyn, to be honest, I was infuriated. …show more content…
The Roman Catholicism itself was faultless, inflicting me to write a book against the 95 theses of Martin Luther’s. This also earned me the title “Defender of the faith”. A few similarities we share is that we both were excommunicated from the church, but for very different reasons; I, myself was fighting with the church, Luther didn’t fight with the church; he was fighting to improve the church. We both were driven out of the church, I for earthly reasons and Luther for religious reasons. Though in the end we both laid out the foundation for a new church, I did it willingly for the church refused myself. Luther hesitantly did it because the church refused to improve …show more content…
This legislation that I established, I believe is still I use in the United Kingdom. This led to the formation of a new branch of Christianity neither Catholic nor Protestant called Anglican meaning “of England”. I in simple words took the rule of the Pope. I also spitefully, to defy the wishes of the Pope, funded the printing of the scriptures in English; the first legal English bible. There was great impact on the economy, religion, and culture. The break from Rome resulted in large amount of money, which usually goes to the church, go to myself, the king. Moreover, the production of the English bible resulted in lots of people gaining knowledge. This new branch of Christianity was successful and gained large followers but after my death and my son’s death, my daughter, Queen Mary tried reuniting the Anglican church with the Roman Catholic

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