That was Henry VIII, who wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon and
marry Anne Bolyne [sp?]. The church of course forbade divorce, he and
his advisors couldn't concoct some legality so that the church would
allow the marriage to be annulled, so he left and formed his own
church, and divorced the wife. Married Anne and beheaded her after a
few years [she was the mother of Elizabeth I], and went on to have 4
more wives; one died, another was beheaded, another he divorced, and
the last outlived him.

Nancy

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On Jan 14, 2007, at 7:08 PM, Anita Wills wrote:

> Off of the top of my head, my understanding is that the church
> split in
> England, from the Catholic Church. The Priest in the Catholic
> Church could
> not marry, nor were parishoners able to divorce.  I believe one of the
> Royals wanted a divorce, and the Catholic Church would not grant
> it. So
> having plenty of money and power, he formed the Episcopal church
> was formed.
>
> Anita
>
>
>> From: Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
>>      <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: The beginning of the Episcopal Church
>> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:10:06 -0500
>>
>> I recently read a fairly new children's book entitled "D'Arcy" by
>> Donna Doe
>> Southall. It is the story of a later son of an English nobleman
>> who came to
>> Jamestown in about 1617. In the story, it tells that the Church of
>> England
>> became the Episcopal Church in America at the time of the founding of
>> Jamestown.
>>
>> I wonder if this is correct? When was the name Church of England
>> changed to
>> the Episcopal Church?
>>
>> Anne
>>
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