Mr. Michael Davies begins with a treatment of the solid but parochially-minded Church in England before the Reformation. He then shows how Henry VIII, on personal and political grounds, aided by a small group of heretics and many not terribly spiritually-minded administrative collaborators, brought about a revolution in religion that Englishmen on their own would never have encouraged. All history buffs, and lovers of the Traditional Mass, will find this talk fascinating. Davies, a history teacher and Scotsman, gives many insights into the truth of what really happened. The parallels to our era are stupefying. Taken from: Protestant Rebellion and Catholic Reform (1517-1648) - 1997 VonHildebrand Institute