Henry VIII started out as a staunch champion of Catholicism and the Papacy, writing a pamphlet denouncing Martin Luther. Later he changed his mind.
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- King Henry VIII Spiritual: adversary Martin Luther
Henry VIII started out as a staunch champion of Catholicism and the Papacy, writing a pamphlet denouncing Martin Luther. Later he changed his mind.
King of England in the 16th century, most famous for his six wives, his daughter Elizabeth, and as a symbol of sheer excess.
This German monk criticized the abuses of the medieval Catholic Church, and ended up launching the Protestant Reformation.