Early Problems with her legitimacy and marriage Flashcards
Problems with her legitimacy
Henry VIII needed a son to be king after him. He was married to Catherine of Aragon and had a daughter, but it looked as if Catherine of Aragon could no longer have any more kids.
Henry wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn who he hoped would give him a son. The pope refused the divorce so he created his own church and made himself the supreme head of the church of England . He gave himself a divorce and married Anne.
Many Catholics believe Henry did not have the right to give himself Divorce and he was still married to Catherine of Aragon when Anna Boleyn gave birth to Elizabeth making Elizabeth illegitimate.
Advantages to Elizabeth if she was to marry
- Husband would lead army in war
- Having children to make it clear who’s next to the right of the throne, next ruler. If there’s no heir people may fight each other for the throne
disadvantages
- Who would she marry as Queen and wives expected to obey husbands, power given to him.
-Only suitable man to marry her is a foreign prince but he would put England’s needs as 2 to his own country
