 | Mandell Creighton - Great Britain - 1885 - 108 pages
...had been attacked by Luther in Germany, and Henry VIII. had written a book against Luther, in return for which the Pope gave him the title of ' Defender of the Faith,' which the English kings have kept up to this day. Wolsey thought that the Pope would be willing to... | |
 | Mandell Creighton - Great Britain - 1886 - 744 pages
...had been attacked by Luther in Germany, and Hemy VI 1 1. had written a book against Luther, in return for which the Pope gave him the title of ( Defender of the Faith,' which the English kings have kept up to this day. Wolsey thought that the Pope would be willing to... | |
 | William Philip Boyd - 1912 - 532 pages
...Rome openly and his passion lead to what was called the "Reformation'' in England. He had previously written a book against Luther, for which the Pope gave him the title "Defender of the Faith," a title still retained by the sovereigns of England. Now he proceeded to persecute... | |
 | Russell R. Standish, Colin D. Standish - History - 1998 - 294 pages
...leaflet pointed out that at one time, Henry VIII had persecuted Protestants to death, and had written against Luther, for which the pope gave him the title of Defender of the Faith. Yet subsequently. Henry VIII was to receive some of Luther's doctrines and to reject the supremacy... | |
 | Thomas E. Thoresby - 1869 - 718 pages
...Church. * In the early part of the Reformation, Henry wrote a treatise in defence of the Seven Sacraments against Luther, for which the Pope gave him the title of "DEFENDER OF THE FAITH ;" a title which has been allowed to all succeeding sovereigns! but which no PROTEST AST monarch should... | |
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Cat/iolicce, and against Luther, who had just begun the Reformation in Germany, upon which the pope gave him the title of Defender of the Faith, a title still retained by the monarcbs of Great Britain: the bull conferring it bears date Oct. 
