Download or read book Henry VIII, the League of Schmalkalden, and the English Reformation written by Rory McEntegart and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2002 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king's own involvement reflected these opposed reactions: he was interested in the Germans as alliance partners and as a consultative source in establishing the theology of his own Church, but at the same time he was reluctant to accept all the religious innovations proposed by the Germans and their English advocates.