2. New protestant sects
Sect- religious group that breaks away
from the established church
Anabaptist sects
Did not believe in baptizing infants
Religious toleration
Separation of church and state
3. The English
Reformation
King Henry VII- Catholic who
converted to Protestant
Wanted to divorce his wife and
marry Anne Boleyn
Established the Church of
England (protestant)
Closed Catholic convents and
monasteries- took their land
and wealth
4. Henry VIII married six
times!
Produced only one
surviving son- Edward VI
Became king when he was
only 9 years old!
Died in his teens
Half sister Mary Tudor
became queen
Wanted to return England
back to Catholicism
Burned protestants at the
stake
5. The Elizabethan Settlement
After Mary’s death,
the throne passed to
Elizabeth
Religious
compromise
Protestant nation with
Catholic traditions
Brought unity to
England