On this day, 487 years ago, on December 17, 1538 (November 26, 1538 of the lunar calendar), the Pope announced the expulsion of Henry VIII. Henry VIII is like there was a famous autocratic monarch named Henry VIII in British history. He played a major role in making Britain finally form a unified and centralized modern country. However, he is a very good player of power and will do anything to consolidate his autocratic rule. He ascended the throne in 1509. In order to consolidate his rule, on the one hand, he pandered to the reformists and called Collett, the anti-church humanist,"My Doctor" and personally visited Thomas More, the author of "Utopia"; on the other hand, in order to win the favor of the Pope, he burned and killed a large number of followers of the "Lorrade" sect and various "heretics" among the lower classes of British civilians. He burned and killed so much wood that the price of wood increased due to the scarcity. This shows how cruel he was. He also wrote against Martin Luther, for which he was awarded the title of "Protector of the Faith" by the Pope. However, with the consolidation of his throne. For the benefit of the royal family, especially to expand and consolidate his power, he began to reuse the reformists and implement religious reforms through a series of parliamentary bills. According to the Acts of Parliament, Henry VIII was ordered to collect large fines from the church, withhold annual tribute to the Pope, obtain full authority to formulate canon rules and appoint bishops, replace the Pope as the supreme leader of the Church of England, and give the bishop's first annual salary and tithes to his own, dissolve all monasteries, and return huge amounts of land and property to the royal family. The royal family's fiscal revenue more than tripled, and Henry VIII became the richest king in British history. These religious reforms by Henry VIII aroused strong opposition from anti-reform forces at home and abroad. On December 17, 1538, Pope Paul III announced the excommunication of the "heretic" Henry VIII. The Holy Roman Empire threatened to invade and cut off trade. However, at this time, King Henry VIII, whose regime had been consolidated and his country was strong, paid no attention to the Pope and the Holy Roman Empire. He declared,"Even if the Pope excommunicated 10,000 times, I don't care." I want to prove to all kings how insignificant the Pope's power is. "At the same time, the" Rebellion Law "was passed in the country, classifying all those who criticized the king as" rebels." Killed a large number of anti-reform clergy. Including Thomas More, whom he had visited, was also sentenced to death for disagreeing with the claim.