The theory is that the English Church was always Catholic, but in the 16th century it was “reformed”: The popular idea is that jolly old King Henry VIII saw that the monasteries were full of ...

The annual journey of a saint's 440-year-old hand. 7 days ago. Share Save. Paul Burnell. ... one of the 40 English martyrs canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970 ... Roman Catholic Church. Preston.