After Henry VIII’s break from Rome in 1532 more protestant
ideas are formed. When Elizabeth succeeds Henry she transforms Britain to
Protestant, increasing taxes on Catholics and banning them from some occupations.
This angers Catholics, particularly in Rome. Elizabeth then forces citizens of
Britain to make an oath of Supremacy and including that they attend Sunday church
or are fined. Elizabeth eventually wins autonomy from Rome; however there were
still a minority of Catholics in Britain who hatched plots against the
Protestant government, notably in 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his followers
hatched the infamous Gunpowder Plot, which was unsuccessful!
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