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Why did Henry Vill seek a separation from the Catholic Church

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They wouldn't allow him to divorce his wife

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Since she wouldn't produce him a male heir, he wanted a divorce. The Catholic Church would not allow him, thus the Church of England is born.

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Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church because: ... the Catholic church refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, who failed to produce a male heir. C. he was a Protestant and rejected the teachings of the Catholic Church.

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