Why did Henry VIII break with Rome?

Why did Henry viii break with Rome?

• Guys i seriously need ur help. I know the main reasons were love money power. But what do they all have to do with Rome? How are thy linked and how am I suppose to start an essay about it???? :) :( plz help. :) thx. :)

• Answer:

  He had married his dead brother's wife Catherine of Aragon and she to that point had not provided Henry with a male heir. Henry lost his patience and asked the pope for permission to divorce her so that he could get a new wife and that she would provide him with a son. Since there was no legal (biblical) reason why the pope had to grant the divorce (i.e. Catherine had not been unfaithful etc) the pope refused. This left henry with no hope of continuing his dynasty and no future king of England. Quite a major issue!!! So Henry made his own ruling on the issue and split his church from rome. i.e. he became head of the church in England. Not head of the church of England (that is a protestant denomination which slowly developed out of the events). Therefore Henry simply cut Rome and the papacy out of the deal. It is only subsequent to this that for monetary purposes Henry realised that the pope had no right to the wealth of his realm so he dissolved the monasteries. Later destroying them to build defenses against his Catholic enemies. Subsequent to Henry's actions and the developing anti-catholic feeling on the continent during Elizabeth's reign a full conversion of the nation to protestantism and the church of England occurred.