Henry began as a very shy man, not quite feminine, but attractive, intelligent, and somewhat surprisingly athletic. Second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, of the House of Tudor line, originally second in line to the throne, who only after the death of his older brother Arthur, Prince of the Whales, would later become King Henry VIII of York . England and supreme leader of the Church of England, ushering in a vast innovative future and a new era for the Protestant Reformation. As king he had a vast reputation for vanity and absolute power. Henry began his reign with heavy dependence on advisors, yet ended it with full and absolute control. During the years 1514 to 1529, Thomas Wolsey, (1473–1530), a Catholic cardinal, served as Lord Chancellor and virtually controlled the young king's domestic and foreign policies. By the end of 1529, however, Henry was dissatisfied with Wolsey's failure to convince the Pope to annul his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon. If Wolsey had not died of natural causes in 1530, the king might well have executed him for treason. King Henry III never formally washed his hands of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, but declared himself Supreme Head of the church in England. in 1534. Combining this with other later events, the result was eventually a separate church, the Church of England. King Henry and his advisors believed that the Pope was taking on the role of an Italian ruler involved in worldly affairs, which overshadowed his religious role. They said and felt that Rome treated England by interfering with others under the Catholic Church, allowing it to have only one cardinal in fifty, and virtually no chance of that cardinal becoming Pope... middle of paper... .r") and was interceded before an English audience by William Tyndale Early in the reign of King Henry VIII royal power over the Ten Commandments and consequently over the word of God was a predominantly attractive quality of this set of guidelines, so it eventually became a considerable characteristic of religion Enriciana. The opposing inclinations within the Church of England sought to take advantage of it in the pursuit of their meticulous plan. The Reformers made every effort to preserve its associations with the broadest support of Lutheran theology, with the importance alone of faith. and faith. the word of God, while conservatives called attention to good works, ceremonies and charity. The reformers combined royal superiority and the word of God to convince Henry to publish the Great Bible in 1539, an English translation that was notable support for his new desire. establish self-respect.