Defender of the Faith
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Defender of the Faith
Henry VIII as defender of the papacy against Martin Luther (1521). [Br. Hist.: EB, 8: 769–772]
Defender of the Faith
Henry VIII’s pre-Reformation title, conferred by Leo X. [Br. Hist.: Benét, 258]
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