Chapter 5

Question 1

What common intellectual interests did henry and catherine of aragon share

Answer 1

deeply interested in theology, and could be considered humanists

Question 2

what fundamentally proves that the main reason for the break from rome was need for a son/anne boleyn (NOT religious reasons)

Answer 2

There was nothing before c1529 to suggest that henry wanted to be head of the church

Question 3

Key evidence to show that there was nothing before c1529 that prooved henry thought he should be head of the church

Answer 3

• Attended mass at least once a day
• Went on pilgrimages to walsingham
• Defended the Church against the literary attacks of Luther

Question 4

what was henry and catherine’s marital status, and relationship like by 1527

Answer 4

• married 18 years
• catherine was 42
• last pregnancy in 1518
• likely she had entered the menopause

Question 5

catherine last pregnancy

Answer 5

1518

Question 6

when henry and catherine marry

Answer 6

1509

Question 7

when had henry effectively ended marital relations with catherine

Answer 7

c1524

Question 8

when did henry first take an intrest in anne boleyn

Answer 8

1526

Question 9

what promise of an heir did henry have with catherine, but what happened

Answer 9

son born New Years Day 1511, but died seven weeks later

Question 10

why was it a dangerous thought that henry’s only surviving child with catherine was mary

Answer 10

The last time a woman was on the throne was under Matilda, and it was accompanied with great civil unrest

Question 11

what were henry’s key arguments FOR divorce with catherine

Answer 11

• It was wrong for pope julius to grant papal dispensation for their marriage, as catherine was married to his brother, Arthur
• Annulemtn had been granted to francis I on much less secure grounds
• Henry sired a son with a mistress, so was sinful in god’s eyes
• Chose to argue book of leviticus over deutronemy, and interpret ‘childless’, as without a son

Question 12

What religiious argument did henry prioritise for his divorce, and why was this contreversail

Answer 12

Argued book of leviticus over book of deutronomy, and intrepreted ‘childless’ to mean without a male heir

Question 13

what had henry hoped catherine would do after he sought for divorce

Answer 13

retire quietly to a nunnery

Question 14

What was the counter-argument for henry’s claim that the marriage to arthur was invalid, due to him being his brother

Answer 14

• Special Papal dispensation had been granted
• Her marriage to arthur hadn’t been consumated

Question 15

What was the catholic doctrine against henry’s case for divorce

Answer 15

Marriage was a sacrament that could only be broken by death or with the Pope’s permission

Question 16

What was the fundamental fault with Henry and Wolsey’s plan for divorce

Answer 16

They overtrusted in his powers as legatus a latere

Question 17

When and where did catherine affirm her position as henry’s legal wife to a court in Blackfriars

Answer 17

March 1529

Question 18

when was wolsey repalced by thomas more as chancellor and first minister

Answer 18

october 1529

Question 19

why was the support that catherine had across the country not significant

Answer 19

not enough in court

Question 20

who were the most tireless advocates for catherine’s case, and what is an example

Answer 20

More and John Fisher. Fisher wrote at least 7 books providing convincing theological arguments in support of catherine’s continued marriage

Question 21

Fundamentally, what was the reason for wolsey’s inability to secure an annulment

Answer 21

the influence of charles V who was holding the pope hostage in rome was far greater than anyhting that wolsey could do

Question 22

catherine and charles v relation

Answer 22

charles v was catherine’s nephew

Question 23

how large was the holy roman empire in the 1530s

Answer 23

4million square kilometers

Question 24

How did wolseys foreign policy impact the case for divorce

Answer 24

he was shifing away from imperial relations, to greater diplomatic links with france

Question 25

what about anne was henry so attracted to

Answer 25

physically atrractive, educated, and intrested in philosophy

Question 26

why did anne ensure that henry needed to divorce catherine in order to have her

Answer 26

she learnt from her sister mary’s relationship with henry, ensuring she wasn’t just a temporary affair, and so refused to sleep with him until married