The impact of the era on the UK

The most significant event would have to be the creation of the Anglican church by Henry VIII. At the time when the country was Catholic, Henry was married to Catherine. Henry had decided he want to divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn, another women he had been clandestinely seeing. He approached the pope and asked him if he would null and void his marriage with Catherine. However, the pope would not agree to do so. As a result, Henry created Anglican church so he could divorce Catherine and marry Anne Boleyn. From that day on England was no longer Catholic, but instead Anglican. Henry changed the country's religion to Anglicanism so he could divorce his wife and marry another woman. This was a very significant event as it marked a change in religion in the UK.