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The Church of England has always been a hybrid entity. Since its establishment by King Henry VIII in 1534, the church has adroitly juggled piety with politics to conserve its role as Britain’s ...
The Church of England’s constitutional presence in corridors of the establishment is more like ‘Barchester Towers’ than the ...
Can the Church of England’s and Pope Francis’ strides on same-sex marriage help save dying institutions?
Henry VIII adopted the Church of England as the monarchy's religion in 1534 after the pope refused to consent to the king divorcing his wife, Catherine of Aragon.
What is the Church of England and when was it established? Henry VIII established the Church of England in 1534, over a row with the Pope about his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
Permission is being sought to exhume Thomas More’s head 500 years after it was put on a pike on London Bridge. St Dunstan’s, ...
The Church of England, which was founded in 1534, has been divided for years on how to deal with same-sex marriages, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer activists fighting for the ...
The Church of England was established in 1534 when King Henry VIII renounced the authority of the papacy after the Catholic Church refused to grant him an annulment.
As Queen Elizabeth II is mourned, here are some details of the Church of England, of which she was a member. The history of this church is explained, as well as what it meant to the Queen.
The Church of England was established in 1534 when King Henry VIII renounced the authority of the papacy after the Catholic Church refused to grant him an annulment.
The Church of England (C of E) is in trouble. This is an odd ecclesiastical moment. The pope is dead, the Archbishop of Canterbury has gone. Not since 1691 have both seats been empty. But those ...
Founded in 1534 by King Henry VIII after breaking from the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England has been intertwined with the British state from its inception.