What was Queen Anne Boleyns role in the Protestant Reformation of England?
Anne Boleyn was the wife of Henry VIII after his divorce from Catherine of Aragon and the Roman Catholic Church. After his schism with the RCC, Henry made himself head of the Anglican Church. Anne Boleyn supported his decision because she wanted to marry Henry and they only way of doing this was to receive a divorce from Catherine (who also happened to be an ardent Catholic). Her daughter infamously would try to restore Catholicism in England, but would not succeed. Anne supported her husbands decisions and his decision to place a protestant German as the Archbishop of Canterbury as well. She supported Protestantism and did the best she could to implement Anglican Church doctrine throughout her and Henry’s kingdom.
