The ostensible cause of the quarrel between Henry VIII and the Papacy was the King s desire, arising at first from political considerations and then from Henry s infatuation with Anne Boleyn, to be divorced from Queen Catherine. England s insularity, her distance from Rome, and her increasing concern for her national interest had long rendered her orthodoxy questionable. Consider what you have learned about Church-state relations in the course of the semester. Book review due by noon on Wednesday. Details to be given on the first day of recitation.
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