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How far was the church in need of reform in 1529?
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... How far was the church in need of reform in 1529? In 1529 Henry the 8th started to reform the Catholic Church in England, however there are different reasons and opinions as to why he decided to reform the church. There was a big anti-clerical feeling in 16th century England, the corrupt church was unpopular with the masses. However the main view claims that the reformation was actually due to politics at the time. Henry needed a male heir to the throne and therefore needed a divorce to his wife.What te people of england wanted wasn't taken into consideration. There was generally an anti-clerical feeling amongst people. The clergy of that time and before were constantly viewed as corrupt and unholy. But were the clergy really that bad, and if they were would people not have done anything about it? Many laypeople did see the clergy, as greedy and excessive, people were














