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The Reformation first spread to the Netherlands and Scotland, where it was used as a vehicle for self-determination. The Reformation spread to France, and a Protestant religion was formed, the followers were called Huguenots. Calvinism became dominant in Scotland. In England, Henry VIII wished to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon. When the Pope refused to annul the marriage, Henry divorced her and Henry VIII was excommunicated from the Church. Henry created a Protestant religion, which was run by the Anglican Church. Healso urged Parliament to pass the Act of Supremacy, making the Monarch head of the Anglican Church; The Act of Supremacy was passed. Thus, one of the greatest revolutions of all time was the Reformation: a conflict sundering Catholics and Protestants during the 16th and 17th century; in consort, new beliefs and faiths emerged from reformers (Martin Luther) along with the Counter-Reformation, impacting the people. Although most people during the Renaissance disagreed with medieval ways, the rich Catholic Church still preserved many medieval ways. People began to disagree with Church customs. In the late 1300's, an English priest and teacher at Oxford University, named John Wycliffe declared that people shoul
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