The establishment of royal supremacy (8) Flashcards
By the mid-1520s what Henry becoming?
Dissatisfied at the state of his marriage.
Who was Henry married to during the mid-1520s?
Catherine of Aragon and she was past childbearing age.
What did Henry fear?
For the kingdom should he die without a male heir.
What did Henry consider?
Legitimating his son Henry Fitzroy.
Who did Henry fall in love with after Catherine of Aragon?
Anne Boleyn who was unwilling to become the King’s mistress.
What did Henry require Wolsey to do?
To secure a papal dispensation for the annulment of his marriage to Catherine. This became known as “the King’s Great Matter”.
What did Henry find and argue?
The book of Leviticus contained a prohibition on a man marrying his brother’s widow. As Catherine had been very briefly married to Henry’s brother Arthur, Henry argued that the papal dispensation issued by Julius II to permit his own marriage to Catherine was invalid.
What was the problem to Henry’s argument?
Catherine claimed that her marriage to Prince Arthur had never been consummated and that therefore the biblical ban did not apply.
What did henry insist on Wolsey doing?
Seeking a dispensation for annulment based on the Levitical argument anyway.
What did Wolsey do in May 1527?
He used his power as personal representative of the Pope to bring Henry before a fake court to “accuse” him of living in sin with his supposed wife, a fault which Henry readily admitted. Catherine refused to accept the court’s verdict and in accordance with canon law (church law) appealed to the Pope.
What did Wolsey do to to try and save himself?
Play time which simply increased Henry’s frustration.
What did the Pope send after two years of fruitless diplomacy (1527-29)?
An envoy (messenger), Cardinal Campeggio, to hear the case along with Wolsey. This hearing opened in London on 15th June 1529, but Campeggio adjourned it on 30th July, thereby sealing Wolsey fate: he had failed to give Henry his annulment.
What happened to Wolsey in October 1529?
He was charged with praemunire and surrendered himself.
What happened on 4th Novemer 1530 to Wolsey?
He was arrested and it was clear that Wolsey should be tried and executed but he cheated the executioner’s axe and died at Leicester Abbey on 29th November 1530.
