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Who demanded to be made head of the church?

A. Richard the Lionheart
B. Henry VI
C. Charles I
D. Henry VIII

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Henry VIII demanded to be made head of the church.

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry VIII demanded to be made head of the church.

While Henry VIII's quest to produce a male heir played out, he also moved to separate England from the Roman Catholic Church. Relying on the advice of Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell, Henry decided to break with the pope, a decision leading Parliament to pass the Act in Restraint of Appeals and the Act of Submission of the Clergy. The first measure made the king the head of the Church of England.

The second measure required all priests in England to swear allegiance to the king's church. Doctrinally speaking, the Church of England, called the Anglican Church, made few changes. However, Henry VIII dissolved all the monasteries in England and confiscated their wealth as a means to build his treasury.

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