The English Reformation occurred for three reasons; economic gain, religious disputes, and most of all, because of King Henry VIII emotional life. The Catholic Church in England owned much of the land and had amassed much wealth. Many religious groups in England had been pushing for reform since the 1300's. King Henry was married and wanted his marriage annulled so he could marry another woman, but the Pope would not grant this annulment; Henry created …
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…it still played its part. Second, for economic reasons, King Henry VIII was eager to get his hands on the wealth that the church held in England. And last, Henry's emotional life was the major factor in the English reformation, and the final straw that led to the break from Rome. Therefore, because of the above information one can conclude that the major factor to England's break from Rome was King Henry VIII emotional life.