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England
England
Until William the Conqueror (1066) separated the ecclesiastical court form the courts at law, the Church was a department of the State in England. The tithe was paid to the State in proportion to land holdings. However, the Church was recognized as extending beyond the geographical boundaries of the State.
King Henry VIII made himself head of the Church of England (1533). (He parted with Rome because Pope said that he could not divorce and remarry.)