Catholics and Protestants.

Why was there tension between Catholics and Protestants in Renaissance/Elizabethan England?

There was tension between Catholics and Protestants as a result of the Reformation. The reformation begun/began (never know which one it is!) in the 1500s when Martin Luther, a German Monk, nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a church in Wittenburg (Hamlet went to uni there). So this 95 Theses significantly rejected "indulgences" - these were pieces of paper which you could buy if you had sinned which forgave your sins so you would still get to go to Heaven. Luther was all like "Mate, that's not cool" 'cause it was a violation of confession and penance.

Luther created Protestantism (notice the word "protest" in the word? That's because he was protesting! Coincidence?) which was all the Catholics who agreed with him and his 95 Theses.

In England, King Henry VIII wanted to get a divorce so he could marry Anne Boleyn but the Pope wouldn't let him, which is when England became Protestant. Henry didn't want to convert to Protestantism because he believed in Martin Luther's protest, but because he wanted to become "Supreme Head of the English Church", by doing so he was able to divorce Catherine of Aragon by his own will. Consequently this began the 150 year conflict between Catholics and Protestants.

I forgot about the 100 word limit.
I'm sad now.