What if Orthodox Henry VIII

[jackson3]

What if when during the argument with the Catholic Church over the right to Annul his marriage Henry VIII decided that it was more appealing to convert to Orthodoxy rather than joining to an untested religious movement he had previously argued against. How much opposition would he face in doing this? What would be the ripple effect from this on Western Europe if successful?

 

[Philip]

divorce

Annulment

rather than creating his own church from scratch.

He didn't really do that. Edward VI was more responsible for those changes.

Henry would have no basis for looting the monasteries.

 

[jackson3]

Annulment


He didn't really do that. Edward VI was more responsible for those changes.

Henry would have no basis for looting the monasteries.

Thanks, for the correction. And yes I knew that, I’ll adjust the wording when I get chance.

 

[Albert Blake]

What if when during the argument with the Catholic Church over the right to Annul his marriage Henry VIII decided that it was more appealing to convert to Orthodoxy rather than joining to an untested religious movement he had previously argued against. How much opposition would he face in doing this? What would be the ripple effect from this on Western Europe if successful?

England had never, ever been Orthodox since the Great Schism. It is pretty much ASB to say Henry VIII would have converted to Orthodoxy. He’d probably face far more opposition along with an instant excommunication by the Pope.