Question

Describe the relationship between Henry VIII and Parliament.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Describe the relationship between Henry VIII and Parliament.

Let's start saying that King Henry VIII was known for his many marriages and the desire for reformation of England, including the separation from the pope and the Catholic Church and the creation of the Church of England.

The relationship between the king and the Parliament was a politically convenient one. The King summoned the Parliament in the first place because he wanted to solve the issue of his divorce with Queen of Aragon, knowing that the Catholic Church was opposing to this divorce. By 1530, the authority of the British Parliament increased and every decision made by the King had to first pass by the members of the Parliament. King VIII and the British Parliament always had a close relationship.