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joined both Wales and England under one system of government. When

Ireland was made a nation or kingdom in 1541, King Henry then became the

king of Ireland. Henry now the king, had many wars with Scotland and

France, during 1542 King Henry’s troops defeated the Scots at Solway Moss.

In 1544, Henry’s troops also captured Boulogne-sun-Mer from the French,

and then a peace treaty was made when Henry received an indemnity from

France in 1546. Henry’s wars with Scotland remained indecisive inspite of

some small victories. Though he opposed the Reformation, his very own

creation of a national church started the real beginning of the English

Reformation. On January 28 1547, Henry the VIII of England died in the city

of London. Henry was buried in Saint Georges Chapel in the famous

Windsor Castle. During the reign of Edward the VI, Henry the VIII’s only

legitimate son, the parliament passed many more church reforms. But, then

in 1553, Edward’s half sister, Mary, the daughter of Catherine of Aragon was

a Roman Catholic, she reestablished Catholicism as the state religion.

Even though Henry altered the Church, he did not even wish to

introduce Protestant doctrine. Those people who refused to accept the

Church of England and its teachings were executed. The only important

religious changes made during his reign were the licensing of an English

translation of the Bible, the issuance of Cramner’s litany and the translation

of English of certain parts of the traditional service.

In conclusion, Henry the VIII of England was not only a talented

fellow and a rich one at that. But, he was also disloyal to God and made

many mistakes at that. Making the Church of England was probably his

greatest achievement as the King of England. Forcing people to follow a

certain religion and do what he told them to do was one of his lowest

achievements. Henry the VIII was not only selfish, wealthy man but a

horrible ruler and a big sinner.