The film explores the significant historical context of the Catholic Church during the late medieval period, particularly ...

The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions ... the marriage brought the fear of a French-led inquisition to root out "heretics". 1558 was the very nadir of despair ...

Led to the creation of Protestant churches separate from the Roman Catholic Church The Church of England broke from the Roman Catholic Church later in the 16th Century As the Reformation spread ...

Henry VIII succeeded his father, and his quarrel with the Pope over his wish to divorce in order to marry Anne Boleyn eventually led to England ... birth of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.