The English Reformation resulted from
A) the persecution by King James I of liberal priests.
B) the threat of war between England and France.
C) the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
D) the rise of Lutheranism within the English church.
E) a political dispute between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church.

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The English Reformation was a result of a political dispute between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon but the Catholic Church would not grant him an annulment. This led to Henry breaking away from the Catholic Church, establishing the Church of England, and making himself the head of the church. The English Reformation was primarily driven by political and personal motivations rather than religious ones.

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