For hundreds of years, many people, both devout Catholics and conspiracy theorists alike, believed that Pope John VIII, who served ... the Vatican was occupied by Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor ...

Henry VIII was brought up as a devout Catholic ... So what caused Henry to break from the Catholic Church and its leader in Rome, the Pope? Henry and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, had ...

Sometimes just one person changes things, like Henry VIII. When Henry was 18 ... in England belonged to the Catholic Church run by the Pope who lived in Rome. Some people said it was run badly ...

The Reformation and its impact In 1534, Henry VIII declared that he was the head of the Church in England, not the Pope. This was the beginning of the English Reformation. Who was Elizabeth I?

HENRY VIII: Ah ha! Yes! Go on ... Henry tried to convince the church's leader, the Pope, to let him end the marriage. But the Pope said that splitting from Catherine was not an option.

Henry VIII believed that men should rule the country. He wanted a son to reign after his death, but he and his first wife's only surviving child was a daughter, Mary. The Pope allowed Henry to put ...

Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII. She didn't expect to be Queen ... most people in England belonged to the Catholic Church run by the Pope who lived in Rome. Some people said it ...

Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...