Professors and Defenders of the True Catholic Faith

 Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Elizabeth I as 'Professors and Defenders of the True Catholic Faith'. Painted in 1597 by an unknown artist. From The Art Institute of Chicago.

'Catholic' here does not refer to the Roman Catholic religion, but rather as the term 'universal' - in this case, the Protestant faith as practiced in England in the reign of Elizabeth. Hence, Mary Tudor has been excluded.

Although Henry VIII never considered himself a Protestant, he is shown here as a Reformer of the English Church.