Apepollo11@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I won’t touch on the points covered by the other replies because they’ve explained it perfectly. I think you’re confused about the divorce thing, though.
King Henry VIII was the one who founded the church of England to allow him to get a divorce. But his version was essentially identical to the Roman Catholic church but with the king instead of the pope.
His great great grandson, King James VI / I actually cared about religion and reforming the church. He supported the idea that everyone should be able to actually understand the scripture, instead of just the elites and clergy. He was also very anti-Catholic and, as a direct result, was the king targeted in the Gunpowder Plot.