Starting in the 16th century the church of England started because King Henry VIII wanted a divorce with his wife at the time Catherine of Aragon. King Henry wanted a boy to rule but his wife’s babies were still borns except for one, Queen Mary I. King Henry wanted a divorce with his wife but the Catholic Church wouldn’t allow it so King Henry broke away from the church and started the Church of England. The Church of England was different from Lutheranism because it was started because King Henry wanted a divorce, although other protestant branches were furious of the Pope’s actions. The Church of England is also different from Lutheranism because when Queen Mary ruled the church she turned it back to Roman Catholic, but then Queen Elizabeth
