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What nation left the Catholic Church when Henry VIII founded the Anglican Church?

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Britain

What nation left the Catholic Church when Henry VIII founded the Anglican Church? France-example-1
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ANSWER : Britain

This was when the English reformation took place in 16th-century England and then the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church
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Answer: Henry VIII was the first monarch to introduce a new state religion to the English. In 1532, he wanted to have his marriage to his wife, Catherine of Aragon, annulled. When Pope Clement VII refused to consent to the annulment, Henry VIII decided to separate the entire country of England from the Roman Catholic Church.

Explanation: Hope this helps!

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