The Prayer Book Rebellion of the 16th century
Religious conflict began with King Henry VIII's departure from the Catholic Church - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Today, the subject of which prayer book should be used might seem an unlikely subject to provoke serious rioting and upheaval. In the mid-16th century, however, it was a different story. England had been in a state of religious turmoil ever since King Henry VIII had fallen out with the Pope over the second Tudor King’s desire to end his marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The result had been that Henry had broken with Rome entirely and declared himself the hea...
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