Question from Maria Helena - Common people's opinions of Henry VIII

After reading some books about the tudor times, I came to the obvious conclusion that the overwhelming majority of the english people lived in the fields and far, far away, from the monarchy and its factions. My questions is: did the people really cared about Henry VIII and his six marriages, or about the religion changes? Because I have read that many of them still followed "pagan" rituals and that many of them did not even notice the break with Rome. Is it true?

What do you people think about it?