Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'The pope suppressed by King Henry VIII' NPG D23436

© National Portrait Gallery, London

after Unknown artist

This image depicts Henry VIII triumphantly enthroned above Pope Clement VII, stressing the central role played by the Tudor monarchs in religious reform in England. Henry had been a devout Catholic and was awarded the title ‘Defender of the Faith’ by Pope Leo X in 1521 for his published criticism of Martin Luther. However, his desire for a divorce from Katherine of Aragon led him to question the authority of the pope and triggered England’s break with the church in Rome.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.