In England The Reformation took its own course Henry VIII issued the Act of Supremacy in 1543, which rejected papal control and created a national Church of England. The problem that caused for this action was because of the pope's refusal for not letting Henry VIII get a divorce from Catharine of Aragon known as the Kings Great Matter 1527. The spark of reform did not end in England it even spread further into the Holy Roman Empire run by Charles V. ... In the end it was Charles V who wanted Protestants and Catholics to be allies, he ended up signing the Peace of Agsburg in 1555. ... In ...

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When Charles V became emperor, he inherited much of Europe and gave them unity. ... This definitely was not helped when Charles V declared the Peace of Augsburg, making the choice of religion up to the princes. ... Henry VIII only contributed to this hatred of the Catholic Church by setting the bad example of divorcing his wife, and later being excommunicated. Henry then legalized the Reformation using Parliament resulting in nationalization of the English church. ... The political figures such as Henry VIII helped start it with the corruption of the Catholic Church and the formation of t...

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Henry sent Cardinal Thomas Wosley to Rome to argue his claim. ... The Pope was deeply influenced by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, the Catholic nephew of Catherine of Aragon. ... Henry was losing interest in Anne. ... She died in childbirth and Henry quickly married again. ... Henry VIII died in 1547, and was succeeded by his only son, Edward VI. ...

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The dissolution of the monasteries in England by Henry VIII included all those belonging to the Austin Friars. ... It was not until 1425 that permission to hold property was granted to certain houses by Pope Martin V; it was extended to the entire order by Pope Sixtus IV in 1477. ...

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