Britain’s post-modern, post-Christian monarchy: Buckingham Palace announces that King Charles III will redefine what “Defender of the Faith” means

Any way you look at it, England’s King Henry VIII was one of the pivotal figures in the emergence of Europe as we now know it. A larger-than-life figure—meant in virtually every way imaginable—Henry was an energetic monarch. Just consider his six wives or his assertive statecraft. He was also brilliant, which princes often are not. When Martin Luther began preaching reformation, King Henry came to the pope’s defense, upholding the old faith and the Catholic church. In return, in 1521 the pope gr