The pope suppressed by King Henry the Eighth (original title); An allegory of the English Reformation
Abstract
Henry VIII, enthroned, treads on the body of the fallen Pope Clement VII: (from bottom L clockwise with xylographic identifications) (i) ""B. fisher"" leaning over the body Pope Clement VII;(ii) ""Cromwel"" standing behind (iii) ""Cranmer""; who receives a book from King Henry; (iv) the king's foot on the body of ""Clem""; (below) the Catholic clergy in disarray.\\ Sword and Book, Crown v. Tiara, Horse, Clean-shaven Clerics & Cranmer\\ Inversion: Pope enthroned in church\\ wormholes