Which of the following events led to the creation of the Church of England?
1. King Henry Vll wanted a divorce from his wife
2.queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada
3. England established colonies in the new world
4. Church elders in England disagree about the use of icons in religious ceremonies
Henry VIII started the process of creating the Church of England after his split with the Pope in the 1530s. Henry was anxious to ensure a male heir after his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, had borne him only a daughter. He wanted his marriage annulled in order to remarry. Religions