American history begins in Europe where the Roman Constantine the Great replaces the gods Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Apollo, with Jesus Christ. As the Roman empire fell, the pope rose to dominate Europe. But the great expense of building the church of Saint Peter resulted in the rise of Luther and Calvin. The Protestant reformation led to the very bloody thirty years war with the Catholics. Henry VIII of England was frustrated by the refusal of Pope Clement VII to grant him a divorce, and H...