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What english ruler broke with the catholic church because he wanted to divorce his wife?

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King Henry VIII was the English king who broke away from the Catholic Church.
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Henry VIII of England

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Henry VIII broke with Rome papacy and established the Church of England which began the Reformation. He broke the connection with the Roman Church because his first wife Catherine of Aragon was unable to produce him a son which he needed for his future heir to the throne. Catholic Church does not believe in Divorce, which he was asking from the Roman Church so, he decided to take the matter in his hand by splitting from Catholic.

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