Oxford research reveals how papal dithering supercharged Henry VIII’s Reformation

Published on November 19, 2025

A new study from Professor Paulina Kewes, Faculty of English, and Dr Frederick Smith, Faculty of History, of the University of Oxford, argues that the Pope’s fatal hesitation in excommunicating Henry VIII not only failed to prevent England’s break from Rome – it may have helped to cause it. 
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