King Henry VIII
In England the major figure of the reformation was king Henry VIII. Because he had no sons and his wife couldn't have any more children, Henry Asked the pope to officially end his marriage. Henry wanted to get married again so that he could have a son to whom he could leave his throne. The pope refused Henry's request. Furious and hurt, Henry decided that he didn't want to obey the pope anymore. In 1534 he declared himself the head of a new church, called the Church of England or Anglican Church. Unlike Luther and Calvin Henry made his break from the Catholic Church for personal reasons rather than religious ones. As a result, he didn't change many church practices. Many things stayed the same, this however opened the door for other Protestants beliefs to take hold in England.