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The Reformation was a series of events and a movement in Europe that caused changes in religious views, which impacted English literature.
Martin Luther founded a new form of Christianity based soley upon his understanding of the Bible, not what the Pope and other clergy preach.
The Reformation
By the 1530's it was obvious that a break from the Roman Catholic Church was inevitable This was because of a growning sense of nationalism and the financial burdens placed on the English people by the Church
The Reformation rejected the power of the Pope and all church leaders from Italy.
In 1533, Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church and founded the Church of England.
Pope Clement VII
