Why did henry viii leave the catholic church in the 1500s? a: he wanted to prevent the sale of indulgences. b: he married anne boleyn in defiance of the pope. c: he drafted a list that criticized church practices. d: he translated the bible into german and english.

B. He married Anne Boleyn in defiance of the Pope. Henry VIII, in search of a male heir to his throne, went against the papal decision to not divorce Henry from Catherine of Aragon (that was unable to give the king the male heir he wanted). He then secretly married Anne Boleyn, amidst the political scenario created by the king (so he could divorce himself from Catherine) that paved way to the English Reformation, a movement that transformed England from a Catholic country to a Protestant one.

your answer is c i hope that

the western roman empire flourished, but the eastern portion of the empire struggled.