Pope Clement VII (r. 1523 – 1534) excommunicates Henry VIII (a Catholic until 1534, an Anglican afterward; r. 1509 – 1547) for his bigamist marriage to Anne Boylen.
[restored 6/20/2026]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Malachi 2:14-16
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi%202%3A14-16&version=NIV
References:
Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992), 195.