[MD Expat in PA]

It still boggles my mind to think that world Christianity (and the history of the world, really) were profoundly changed just because Henry the Eighth wanted a divorce.

It was a bit more complicated than that. Also Protestantism was already on the rise and established in German, Switzerland and Scandinavia before Henry VIII split with Rome. It was also rising in Scotland.

Harmless Teddy Bear does a pretty good job at post #59 of explaining the chain of events that led up to it.

[RooRoobird20]

Agreed, but Henry 8’s divorce was a tipping point/catalyst that moved things along.

Think about all the books, plays, movies etc that were written/ performed specifically focused on Henry and Anne Boleyn. It was a dramatic moment in history.

Did you get a chance to see Wolf Hall on BBC? What did you think of it?