annulment Flashcards

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three ways that Henry was concerned about the marriage with Catherine

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  • his marriage was against God’s will
    -needed a legitimate male heir to succeed the Tudor line.
  • had fallen in love with Anne Boleyn
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what did this mean with legitimacy

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  • The marriage to Catherine was illegitimate so was Mary, his daughter.
  • Catherine was unable to have children- still births and also over the age of 40
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why did the anulment take so long to be official

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  • the pope taking efficient time to slow down the anulment- caused problems later on within life.
  • Catherine didn’t return to court numerous times
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what caused more issues within court

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> The Boleyn faction had manipulated Henry into believing Wolsey had caused the annulment to be slowed
Anne had ignored his demands of an affair causing less time to have a male heir.

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what year did Wolsey die

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  • 1530
  • on the way to court
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