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Why did Henry VIII leave the Catholic Church in the 1500s?

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King Henry VIII left the catholic church in the 1500's because the church did not support divorce. King Henry wanted a son so he would have an heir to the throne. The church would not allow him to divorce his wives that were not able to give him a male son so he would execute them. He would later leave the Catholic church so that he would be able to divorce his wife whenever he wanted and created The Church of England that was ruled by a monarchy.

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