Had for whatever reason Henry not broken with Rome how much of a protestant movement would there have been in England?
Had for whatever reason Henry not broken with Rome how much of a protestant movement would there have been in England?
Same as OTL, maybe slightly more important. (As Anglicanism is as protestantism than hinduhism and sikhism are the same).
Why do you consider Protestant domination of England as being inevitable, no matter what Henry VIII does?
No. At the contrary, without anglicanism the country is likely to remain catholic as the differences between both branchs are...slim at best.
Protestantism, I mean regular protestantism not "national catholicism trying to disguise itself into some really weird kind of protestantism", would be as widespread, probably slightly more.
But nothing such as taking over England.
Actually, lutheranism and calvinism were growing rapidly, admittedly from a small base. I think it entirely possible that england could have become protesrant, possibly after henrys death.
Why? Even up to King James I, England remained majority Catholic in OTL.
Why? Even up to King James I, England remained majority Catholic in OTL.
Similarly went Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner in England there was not real plan to free her and put her on Elizabeth's throne.
Personally I think a brand of Protestantism is likely to take off anyway. Protestantism is a merchant's religion and became successful across Northern Europe among urban trade-focused powers. If England had stayed Catholic it would have been the exception.
Except that the richests parts of France remained catholic, and even more "ligueux" than "politique". The choice of protestantism was indeed related to economy, but more in a "identitary" war than concurrence.Protestantism in England isn't just going to disappear if you get rid of Henry's formation of Anglicanism. You're more likely to get a situation like the French Wars of Religion - the richest, most politically important parts of England were already turning Protestant at this time, including, crucially, London.