Question

Which law made Henry VIII the head of the church of England?
A) Act of Supremacy
B) Act of Uniformity
C) Bill of ex-communication
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Henry VIII was the ruler of England; he ruled the nation for 36 years from 1509 to 1547. He was popular for his six marriages. He did this in the search for a healthy male heir, political association, and marital happiness. Furthermore, he is also famous for the English reformation as his decisions regarding the church changed his nation into a protest reformation.

Complete answer:
According to the question, we need to find out that as per which law the ruler, Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.

Let’s analyze the given options:
A) Act of Supremacy- This is the correct answer. This act was passed on 3rd November 1534 in the 16th century. Due to this, the King was granted the following sovereign royal superiority. It specifies that now he had legal rulership of the civil laws regarding the rules of the Church of England. The act states that the ruler was the only chief head in the world of the church of England. As per Henry VIII's request, the act was passed by the English Parliament through which the ruler was appointed as chief of the church of England. However, the act was again passed for the second time during the time of Queen Elizabeth I resigning.

B) Act of Uniformity- This is an incorrect answer. This act was passed in 1547, it conveys to the bishops of the church that all the services and prayers now be in English only and service had to be on every Sunday. Furthermore, according to the law ordered by the council, they have to remove all the traditional images from the church and make sure that all the parishes must have the Bible.

C) Bill of ex-communication- This is an incorrect answer. Excommunication states the exile from the church and treated as a stranger and as a non-existent person. A popular way of ex-communication is obtaining an abortion. Other ways are- rejection of Christian faith and rejection of the authority of the pope as the chief of the church. The formal ex-communication was done in the 16th century by Martin Luther and Elizabeth I.

D) None of these- This is an incorrect answer. As the king, Henry VIII was appointed as the leader of the church under the act of supremacy. Therefore, we cannot consider this option. Option (A) Act of supremacy is the right answer. Act of supremacy is the law that made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: The ruler Henry VIII was the reason for the English reformation because he wants to close all the monasteries as he knows that those monasteries have the power of catholic churches. In this case, he closes them then he will get all the wealth and property. Apart from this, he broke Rome in 1533 as he married the pregnant Anne Boleyn for the male heir. He did this in the secret ceremony and was excommunicated by the Pope for the same.