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Which of the following triggered the formation of the Church of England?

a campaign to end corruption by Pope Paul III


Mary Tudor’s persecution of heretics


the birth of a daughter to Anne Boleyn


Henry VIII’s desire to end a marriage

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The correct answer is Henry's desire to end a marriage.

The Church of England was formed because Henry wanted to dissolve himself of marriage to marry another, as Catherine (his wife at the time) bore him only a daughter, when he specifically wanted a male heir to the throne after him.

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